This study examined how parenting styles and child development in the cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioural domains are influenced by sociodemographic factors, particularly family structure. In total, 300 parents or guardians completed validated measures of child development and parenting style and supplied sociodemographic data. Descriptive statistics revealed that authoritative parenting was more prevalent than permissive or authoritarian parenting. Parenting styles differed significantly in terms of cognitive (p < 0.001), emotional (p = 0.002), social (p = 0.004), and behavioural development (p = 0.001), according to the results of a one-way ANOVA. Authoritative parenting has consistently been connected to higher developmental scores. Family structure had a significant impact on child development outcomes (p = 0.003), according to a two-way ANOVA, but its interaction with parenting style was only marginally significant (p = 0.057). Parenting style was a significant predictor of overall child development, according to multiple regression analysis (R2 = 0.148, p < 0.001). Authoritarian parenting had a negative impact, while authoritative parenting had a positive one. In order to promote effective parenting across a range of sociodemographic contexts, these findings highlight the significance of structured, responsive, and balanced parenting practices in promoting holistic child development. They also call for focused parent education programs and policy-level interventions.
Ranjith et al. (Wed,) studied this question.