Baumrind (1966) put forward three categories: Permissive, Authoritarian and Authoritative. Permissive: refers to a parenting style that accepts children’s all behaviors. No punishment and become a “resource” for children to achieve goals. Children are free of restraint and self-regulated. They give children freedom and little rules. Authoritarian: this kind of parenting style believes that children’s behavior need to be control. They have rules to evaluate children. This kind of parenting style require children to obedience. They may use forceful ways when children are not follow rules. They give children rules but little consider about children’s satisfaction. Authoritative: parents regular children’s behaviors in a rational way. They share the reason behind rules. They respect children’s desires but set standards at the same time. They attempt to understand children’s need but also give standards so that children can follow. This study using the Parenting Authority Questionnaire- Revised (PAQ-R) version that Reitman and his colleagues (2002) revised. It is a 5-point Likert rating scale, ranging from 1= “extremely disagree” to 5= “extremely
Baumrind (1966) put forward three categories: Permissive, Authoritarian and Authoritative. Permissive: refers to a parenting style that accepts children’s all behaviors. No punishment and become a “resource” for children to achieve goals. Children are free of restraint and self-regulated. They give children freedom and little rules. Authoritarian: this kind of parenting style believes that children’s behavior need to be control. They have rules to evaluate children. This kind of parenting style require children to obedience. They may use forceful ways when children are not follow rules. They give children rules but little consider about children’s satisfaction. Authoritative: parents regular children’s behaviors in a rational way. They share the reason behind rules. They respect children’s desires but set standards at the same time. They attempt to understand children’s need but also give standards so that children can follow. This study using the Parenting Authority Questionnaire- Revised (PAQ-R) version that Reitman and his colleagues (2002) revised. It is a 5-point Likert rating scale, ranging from 1= “extremely disagree” to 5= “extremely