Child
Rearing Practices and Cognitive Ability: A Study of Adolescents
S. Jain & P. Mishra |
The
study relates child rearing variables to the cognitive ability of
adolescents of VIII to X standards. The Sears interview schedule
was used to assess rearing patterns of 108 mothers. The cognitive
ability of the adolescents was measured through Block design, Object
assembly and Concept formation tests. The regression analysis revealed
that punishment, discipline by others, and aggressiveness in the
context of fight were the only significant factors which negatively
contributed to the cognitive ability.
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