Responsive parenting skills among the school teachers and the psychosocial wellbeing of school going students: A study conducted among the school going teachers of Tamilnadu

I Vijimon; R. Dakshinamurthy; N Rajavel

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS4.10237

Authors

Vijimon I Research Scholar, Center for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
R. Dakshinamurthy Professor & Director (Retd.) Center for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
N Rajavel Assistant professor, Department of Social Work, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli

Keywords:

parenting style, responsive parenting, school teachers, psycho social wellbeing, school students

Abstract

Authoritative parenting, the preferred style of parenting, satisfies the subjective needs of children that are scripty with the potential to nurture or challenge their psychosocial wellbeing according to the impacts imprinted due to the interventions of the parents or the figures who parent the children. Objective of the study is to measure the awareness of school going teachers about the influence of responsive parenting skills that the school teachers possess and practice to nurture the psychosocial wellbeing of the students under their care. This study used a structured questionnaire on the ways by which the parenting roles are defined according to the authoritative style of parenting. The responses of the teachers and their in-depth understanding about the responsiveness that would objectively contribute to the psychosocial wellbeing of the students were discussed through a focus group discussion. 160 teachers from the kindergarten classes to senior secondary level participated in the discussion and provided valuable data. Results obtained from the analysis show that the teaching community as parents as well as teachers need to be trained in the area of parenting to accommodate the emotional needs and address the mental health challenges propel while engaging with the school going children.

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