Perceived parental protectiveness and adolescent\u27s self-esteem.

A review of past literatures in the area of parental influences indicates that very little research was directed upon parental protectiveness and its implication on adolescent development. This study sought to examine the relationship between perceived parental protectiveness and adolescent self-esteem. Participants consisted of 142 fourth-year high school students from Paco Catholic School and Manuel Roxas High School. They were given two questionnaires, first was the Protection Scale which measured the subjects\u27 perceived parental protectiveness and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory was used to assess their self-esteem. A focus group discussion, participated by adolescents with perceived high and low parental protectiveness, was also conducted to solicit more information. From the obtained Pearson r of -0.2155, at an alpha level of .05, findings revealed that greater parental protectiveness is associated with lower self-esteem. Responses from the FGD revealed that there were five areas wherein parental protectiveness where being manifested. Adolescents\u27 perception as to the consequences of parental protectiveness also substantiated the finding of negative correlation between the two variables