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To examine the relationships between perceived maternal and paternal acceptance–rejection and adolescent psychological maladjustment within a Central European sample.

August 16, 2026AdolescentsOpen Access

Parental Acceptance–Rejection and Psychological Maladjustment Among Slovenian High School Students: Gender and Contextual Correlates

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JKJana KrivecFaculty of Applied Social Studies in Nova Gorica TPTjaša Stepišnik PerdihFaculty of Applied Social Studies in Nova Gorica

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Cross-sectional study reveals parental rejection predicts increased psychological maladjustment in high school students, highlighting maternal and paternal roles in adolescent mental health.

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To examine the relationships between perceived maternal and paternal acceptance–rejection and adolescent psychological maladjustment within a Central European sample.
Cross-sectional survey of N=544 Slovenian secondary-school students (58% girls; mean age = 16.5 years).
Assessed perceived parental acceptance–rejection via the Child Parental Acceptance–Rejection Questionnaire (PARQ) and psychological maladjustment via the Adult Personality Assessment Questionnaire (PAQ).
Evaluated differences and associations using Wilcoxon signed-rank tests and multivariable linear regression models adjusted for gender, program type, and school year.
Maternal PARQ scores were modestly lower than paternal scores, indicating greater perceived maternal acceptance (Wilcoxon signed-rank test, p < 0.001, r = 0.27).
Multivariable regression showed that paternal PARQ (B = 0.161, SE = 0.048, β = 0.183, p < 0.001), maternal PARQ (B = 0.273, SE = 0.055, β = 0.274, p < 0.001), and female gender (B = 15.47, SE = 1.98, β = 0.308, p < 0.001) were independently associated with higher PAQ maladjustment scores (model R² = 25.1%).
Academic achievement was weakly associated with lower parental rejection and maladjustment, whereas parental employment status and interaction terms showed no significant associations.

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Krivec et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a81791ff2fb91fc834ac4be https://doi.org/10.3390/adolescents6040061

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Cross-sectional study reveals parental rejection predicts increased psychological maladjustment in high school students, highlighting maternal and paternal roles in adolescent mental health.

Parental Acceptance–Rejection and Psychological Maladjustment Among Slovenian High School Students: Gender and Contextual Correlates

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Parental Acceptance–Rejection and Psychological Maladjustment Among Slovenian High School Students: Gender and Contextual Correlates

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