Perceived parental styles, psychopathology and personality in adolescence

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between perceived parental styles and psychopathology and personality, as defi ned by Millon´s model, in a clinical sample of adolescents. One hundred and twenty three outpatients from 12 to 20 years participated. Two different scales were used to obtain the data of this study. On the one hand, the ESPA-29 Scale (Musitu y García, 2004) served to assess parental styles and their underlying domensions. On the other hand, the MACI Scale (Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory, Millon, 1993) in order to assess the teenagers ´ psychopathology and personality. The results obtained show an association between parental low acceptance/involvement and depression, and between authoritarian style and externalizing disorders.