The Relationship of Parental Emotional Availability and Perceived Parenting Style with Self-Esteem in Young Adults in Üsküdar University

This study was conducted to explain the relationship between the emotional availability of parents and perceived parenting style and self-esteem in young adults. 207 young adult students studying at Üsküdar University in the 2018-2019 academic year were included in this correlational study. A random sampling method was used in the research. The participants have given the Sociodemographic Data Form, the Childhood Perceived Parenting Style Scale (CPPSS), the Parent Emotional Availability Scale-Mother (PEAS-M), the Parent Emotional Availability Scale-Father (PEAS-F), and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). The study’s results show a negative and low-level relationship between emotional availability to mothers and fathers and self-esteem. It was determined that there was no relationship between the scores obtained from the emotional accessibility to the parents, the perceived parenting style scale, the self-esteem scale, and the gender and marital status variables. There were significant differences in the age variable. Those aged 18-23 years had a higher level of self-esteem than those older than 39 years. Perceived parenting style is associated with self-esteem.