Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.3935/rsp.v10i1.139
Support to Parenthood: Challenges and Possibilities
Josip Obradović
; Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar
Mira Čudina-Obradović
; Učiteljska akademija Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Abstract
A review of modern psychological research data on the concept of parenthood in the ecological framework is offered. Starting with the contextual model of parental style influences (Darling & Steinberg, 1993) the research results on the subjective parental competence and satisfaction are analysed both as a dependent and independent variable, as well as the results on the parenting styles and its influence on children, cautiously taking into account possible crosscultural differences. A special accent is given to the modern concept of good parenting and its constituents. Finally, based on the confrontation of all the reviewed data a proposal of possible social measures and especially of parental education is given as a mean to support parental struggle in developing their own parental competence and optimal parenting practices.
Keywords
family; parenthood; parental education
Hrčak ID:
30135
URI
Publication date:
1.1.2003.
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