Parenting Style and Malevolent Creativity Among Delinquents and Non – Delinquents

Abstract

The purpose of the present research investigation was to find out the comparison of parenting styles and malevolent creativity among delinquents and non-delinquents (normal adolescents). For this purpose, sample of the study has been selected from juvenile home (Bal Sudhar Griha) and from regular school students of the NCR region, Delhi. The present researcher used purposive sampling technique. The age range was 14-17 years. The data was collected by using two structures questionnaire – Children Perception of Parenting Scale (CPPS), developed by Anand Pyari and Raj Kumari Kalra (2013) and the Malevolent Creativity Behaviour Scale (MCBS), developed by Hao and Tang, et all (2016). The results were analyzed with the help of descriptive statistics and t test. The results obtained by t test showed that autocratic, rejecting, and overprotective, parenting styles are significantly associated with higher delinquent tendencies in adolescents, while accepting parenting correlates with normal behavior among adolescents. Additionally, delinquents were found to exhibit higher levels of malevolent creativity than non-delinquents. The finding of the present study suggested that parents should adopt more positive and democratic style while rearing their children. They should spend more time with their children. In this respect, the findings have applied applications and is valuable for families, policy makers and researchers for fostering more creativity and positive approach among children so as to prevent delinquent behavior among adolescents.