Namra TufailAmbreen Fatima2025-11-262025-11-262019https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/13053The present study was aimed to examine the relationship between parental acceptance rejection and psychopathic tendencies in university students. The sample was of N=200 (n=77 males, 123=females) university students taken from University of Lahore and University of Punjab. Age range of participants was17-25 years. Non probability purposive sampling was used. Parental Acceptance Rejection Questionnaire (PARQ); My Mother, My Father (Rohner, 2011) Psychopathic Tendencies Questionnaire (Lynam, 2000) were used as assessment measures. The result of Pearson product correlation showed that there was significant positive relationship found between my mother, and psychopathic tendencies. My mother also has a significant negative correlation with the subscales of psychopathic tendencies (lack of planning). My mother was found to be significant positive correlation with gender. My father has a significant negative relationship psychopathic tendency. My father has a significant positive correlation with the gender and negative correlation with the family system and subscales of psychopathic tendencies (glibness, guilt, callousness, behavioral dysfunction, impulsiveness, irresponsible) was significantly positively correlated with gender. The results of hierarchical regression analysis showed that parental acceptance rejection was a strong predictor of psychopathic tendencies. The result of Independent sample t-test revealed significant gender difference. Results reveal that female report high on my mother scale while males report high on my father scale for acceptance. Females report high on psychopathic tendencies scale, males report low on psychopathic tendencies scale. The findings of current research are thought provoking in the context of our cultural and religious norms.en-USThesis