THE RELATION OF PARENTING STYLES TO PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS AND SELF-ESTEEM OF INDIVIDUALS IN EARLY ADULTHOOD

Stili, ki jih starši uporabljajo pri vzgoji svojih otrok, se povezujejo z različnimi področji otrokovega življenja in funkcioniranja, ne samo v času otroštva, pač pa se učinki vzgoje kažejo tudi kasneje v življenju. Magistrsko delo obravnava posameznike v obdobju zgodnje odraslosti. Osnovni namen raziskave je ugotoviti povezanost vzgojnih stilov staršev z dimenzijami osebnosti in s samospoštovanjem udeležencev v obdobju zgodnje odraslosti. Cilj je tudi ugotoviti, ali vzgojni stili staršev pomembno napovedujejo samospoštovanje in osebnostne dimenzije posameznikov v zgodnji odraslosti. V raziskavi so bili uporabljeni trije vprašalniki, in sicer Vprašalnik avtoritete staršev, Vprašalnik za merjenje strukture osebnosti po modelu »Velikih pet« in Lestvica samospoštovanja. Udeleženci raziskave so bili posamezniki med 22. in 45. letom starosti, 57 je bilo moških in 71 žensk. Pridobljeni so bili tudi nekateri demografski podatki udeležencev. Rezultati so pokazali, da se demokratični in permisivni vzgojni stil staršev pozitivno povezujeta s samospoštovanjem posameznikov v zgodnji odraslosti, med avtoritarnim vzgojnim stilom in samospoštovanjem pa obstaja negativna povezava. Demokratični vzgojni stil staršev napoveduje višjo izraženost osebnostnih dimenzij ekstravertnosti, odprtosti, vestnosti in sprejemljivosti pri njihovih otrocih, avtoritarni vzgojni stil pa se pozitivno povezuje z nevroticizmom pri udeležencih raziskave. Starševski permisivni vzgojni stil se pozitivno povezuje z ekstravertnostjo, odprtostjo in sprejemljivostjo ter je hkrati negativno povezan z vestnostjo. Kljub povezavam pa se vzgojni stili staršev niso izkazali za pomembne prediktorje samospoštovanja in osebnostnih dimenzij pri udeležencih v raziskavi, zato bi bile potrebne nadaljnje raziskave.The styles parents use in upbringing their children are connected to different areas of the child\u27s life and functioningthe effects of parenting are shown not only in childhood, but also later in life. This Master’s thesis deals with individuals in their early adulthood. The primary purpose of the research is to establish the connection between parenting styles, personality dimensions and the self-esteem of participants in their early adulthood. Our objective was to establish whether parenting styles significantly predict the self-esteem and personality dimensions of individuals in their early adulthood. Three questionnaires were used in the research: Parental Authority Questionnaire, the “Big Five Inventory” for measuring personality structure, and the Self-Esteem Scale. Research participants were individuals aged from 22 to 45, of which 57 were males and 71 were females. Some demographic data was also obtained. The results have shown a positive connection between the democratic and permissive parenting style and the self-esteem of young adultswhereas a negative connection between the authoritarian parenting style and self-esteem was shown. The democratic parenting style predicts a higher expression of personality traits of extraversion, openness, conscientiousness, and agreeableness in children, while the authoritarian parenting style is connected to neuroticism. The permissive parenting style has a positive connection to extraversion, openness, and agreeableness and is at the same time negatively linked to conscientiousness. Despite the connections, the parenting styles were not established as important predictors of research participants’ self-esteem and personality dimensionstherefore, further studies would be needed