Perceived parenting style and quality of life related to health among adolescents

The interaction between health-related quality of life and parenting styles can give rise to perceptions that influence behaviour in adolescents. It is thought to affect key elements in the emotional development of students at a very important stage. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the relationship between health-related quality of life and perceived parental educational style as a function of parental gender. A total of 253 adolescents aged 11 and 18 years were selected from secondary schools in a region of south-eastern Spain. The Scale of Norms and Demands Children's Version (ENE-H by its Spanish acronym) and the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) were used. This was a quantitative research project and data mining was used for data analysis. The results showed that the inductive parenting style is related to physical role, emotional problems, vitality, emotional well-being, pain and general health. We also observed that the rigid style is negatively related to physical role, vitality, emotional well-being, social functioning, pain and general health. Finally, the indulgent style is negatively related to pain. The findings shed light on the need to provide health-related training programmes that consider family characteristics.