Abstract

Parental socialization styles influence the psychosocial well-being of sons and daughters according to sociodemographic variables. The aim of the study was to examine the perception of the educational styles exercised by fathers and mothers in a sample of adolescents from the Araucanía region, Chile. Within the framework of a non-experimental and cross-sectional design, 806 adolescents answered a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Parental Socialization Styles in Adolescence Scale (ESPA29). The results showed that there are differences by sex and age in the perception of the parental practices exercised by both the father and the mother, results that would make it possible to orient or focus family life education programs.