THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTING STYLE AND SHYNESS IN PRE - SCHOOLERS

چکیده مقاله

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between parenting practices and shyness in preschoolers. To this end, a descriptive - correlational method was adopted. The study population consisted of all parents who had their children registered in day care centers in District 2 and 5 o f Tehran Municipality in 2015. From the study population, a sample of 150 female and male preschoolers was selected using convenience sampl ing method. The research instrument consisted of parenting style questionnaire and Cheek - Buss scale of shyness. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple - linear regression. The results indicate that there is a significant po sitive relationship between the permissive parenting style and shyness in children. In other words, the shyness tends to be higher in strict authoritative parenting style. Also, there is a significant negative correlation between authoritarian parenting st yle and shyness, meaning that authoritative parenting style is more likely to mitigate shyness in preschoolers