The Influence of Parenting Styles on Children's Mental Health

Dear Colleagues,

A number of studies have indicated the association between parenting styles and children’s mental health. The literature presents four fundamental types of parenting styles (authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and negligent) that are characterized by different combinations of affection and control. In the authoritarian style, there is a low level of affection and high level of control; in the authoritative style, there is a high level of affection and control; in the permissive style, there is a high level of affection and low level of control; in the negligent style, there is a low level of affection and control. Some studies showed a connection between the authoritarian and the negligent parent styles and difficulties in children’ or adolescents’ emotion regulation and externalizing problems. The authoritative style has been shown to be a protective factor on child and adolescent well-being. However, the effects of parenting styles on mental health are still not deeply analyzed.

This current Special Issue seeks papers dedicated to the definition of all possible consequences of parenting style and family roles on the mental health, behavior, and development of children and adolescents. This Special Issue seeks original studies or meta-analyses that address issues such as (but not limited to) the association between parenting style and mental health, behavior, or psychological well-being both for research or clinical purposes. We welcome quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research. We envision that clinicians, researchers, and policymakers could use the reported findings to develop social, clinical, or supporting interventions for families.

Dr. Marco Tommasi
Dr. Maria Rita Sergi
Guest Editors

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• parenting styles
• children’s mental health
• adolescents’ mental health
• emotion regulation
• psychological well-being
• family roles