- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- An exploratory descriptive study of parental attitudes and authoritarian parenting style among foster parents and non-foster parents, 2001
- Creator:
- Moss, Lois M.
- Date of Original:
- 2001-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The overall objective of this study was to explore parenting attitudes and authoritarian parenting style among foster parents and non-foster parents. The Index of Parental Attitude Scale was used to measure foster and non-foster parents7 attitudes towards their child or foster child. The authoritarianism scale was used to determine if authoritarian was a style of parenting that is used by foster and non-foster parents. The treatment included a ten-minute guestionnaire on the following topics: parenting attitudes and authoritarian parenting style used in rearing a birth child or a foster child. Thirty participants completed the questionnaire, 15 foster parents and 15 non-foster parents. The study showed no significant difference in parenting attitudes used by foster parents and non-foster parents. The study also showed no significant difference in the use of authoritarian parenting style among foster and non-foster parents.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2001_moss_lois_m
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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