Adult Attachment and Parenting Styles
Fatahyah Yahya1, Nurul Akilah Binti Abd Halim2, Nur Fatihah Mat Yusoff3, Nor Mazlina Ghazali4, Azzahrah Anuar5, Samsiah Jayos6, Merikan Aren7, Mohd Razali Othman8, Mohamed Sharif Mustaffa9
1Fatahyah Yahya, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak UNIMAS Malaysia.
2Nurul Akilah Binti Abd Halim, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak UNIMAS Malaysia.
3Nur Fatihah Mat Yusoff, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak UNIMAS Malaysia.
4Nor Mazlina Ghazali, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak UNIMAS Malaysia.
5Azzahrah Anuar, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak UNIMAS Malaysia.
6Samsiah Jayos, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak UNIMAS Malaysia.
7Merikan Aren, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak UNIMAS Malaysia.
8Mohd Razali Othman, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak UNIMAS Malaysia.
9Mohamed Sharif Mustaffa, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak UNIMAS Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 24 April 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 07 May 2019 | Manuscript Published on 17 May 2019 | PP: 193-199 | Volume-8 Issue-1S May 2019 | Retrieval Number: A10280581S19/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: This study aims to identify the relationship between adult attachment and parenting styles among staff from the Football Association in the West of Malaysia towards their offspring. This research adopted a correlational research design. The sample consisted of 43 respondents consist of all staff specifically falls in the category of caregivers. Two instruments were used in this study; Experience in Close Relationship (ECR) and Parenting Style Questionnaire. Pearson’s correlation was applied to analyse the collected data. Result shows that there is a significant correlation between attachment avoidance and authoritative parenting styles (p = 0.000, r = -.760). Attachment avoidant and permissive parenting style has a significant correlation (p = 0.000, r = .657) and there is a significant correlation between attachment anxiety and authoritarian parenting style (p = 0.000, r = .538). This study could develop an awareness to the parents and carers not only on the importance of parenting styles, but also on how it was influenced by attachment styles that the child has been developed in their early childhood.
Keywords: Adult Attachment, Avoidance Attachment, Anxious Attachment, Parenting Styles.
Scope of the Article: Social Sciences