META-PARENTING: AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Introduction: Parental cognition leads to parental behaviour which in turn affects the child.
Meta-parenting, a type of parental cognition is being researched widely in the last 5 years.
The association of meta-parenting and children outcome has never been made especially in
adolescent population.
Aim: The study aims to assess difference between Meta-Parenting of mothers and fathers and
assess adolescents correlated to meta-parenting.
Material & Method: A cross-sectional, correlational design was used, Sample consisted of
425 parents of adolescents aged 13-17 years (from class 8-12) from various schools and
private tuition centres in Delhi. Tools used were Meta-parenting questionnaire (MPQ),
Results & Discussion: Results suggested no difference between males and females on the
meta-parenting scale. Adolescent age, class, and birth order correlated to meta-parenting
subscales.
Conclusions: Meta-parenting is not dependent on parents' gender. Acknowledgments: The
authors wish to acknowledge the participants of the study for taking out time to fill out the
forms and Amity Institute of Behavioural Health and Allied Sciences for the encouragement.