Science University Research Symposium (SURS)

Parenting and Culture Orientation

Publication Date

Fall 11-24-2025

SURS Faculty Advisor

Dr. Abgail Heller

Presentation Type

Poster Presentation

Abstract

Parenting styles vary across cultures and have a major impact on children’s and adolescents’ development into emerging adulthood. Parental warmth and control are two dimensions of parenting typically used to categorize parenting styles (Parker et al., 1979). Parental warmth is correlated with lower externalizing (e.g., aggression) and internalizing (e.g., depression) behaviors/symptoms over time, but the influence of parental control on the same behaviors is dependent on culture (Rothenberg et al., 2020). While some research has used categories of parenting style when relating parenting to culture orientation (i.e., individualism vs. collectivism; Martinez et al., 2007), there is a gap in the literature regarding the relationship between parental warmth/control and culture orientation, especially using global samples that do not seek to differentiate outcomes based solely on country or region. This study explored the relationship between cultural orientation and parental control/warmth experienced by emerging adults during their childhood and adolescence. A global sample of emerging adults (N = 150; Mage = 24.24) completed a survey via Prolific that measured demographics, cultural orientation, and parental bonding. Data analysis is ongoing; results will be presented at this poster session.

This document is currently not available here.

Share

COinS