Effects of Parenting Styles on Adolescents' Creative Attitudes: The Mediating Effects of Perceived Autonomy

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between parenting styles and adolescents' creative attitudes, focusing on the mediating role of adolescents’ perceived autonomy. A latent profile analysis (LPA) was conducted on 5,286 data from the 8th and 9th Gyeonggi Education Panel Research (GEPS) to identify specific parenting styles. Then, ANOVA and mediation analysis were employed to examine the effects of parenting styles on creative attitudes. The study identified five parenting styles: average parenting, indifferent parenting, authoritarian parenting, systematic parenting, and authoritarian parenting. Adolescents with authoritative parents had the highest levels of creative attitudes, while those with indifferent parents had the lowest. The study found that adolescents' perceptions of autonomy mediated the relationship between parenting styles and their creative attitudes. Specifically, the authoritative parenting style fostered adolescents' sense of autonomy, leading to more creative attitudes. With regards to the major findings of the study, the implications and limitations are discussed.