01981nas a2200229   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260003500043653002400078653002700102653002400129653002200153100002000175700003500195700002000230245008700250300000800337490000700345520137100352022001401723020001401737       2020                            d  c06/2020bElsevier Espana S.L.U10aOptimal development10aParental socialization10aPersonal adjustment10aSocial adjustment1 aSonia Villarejo1 aJose Antonio Martinez-Escudero1 aOscar F. Garcia00aParenting styles and their contribution to children personal and social adjustment  a1-80 v263 aIntroduction and objectives
This study analyzes the relationship between parental styles (indulgent, authoritative, authoritarian, and neglectful) with the short- and long-term pattern of personal and social adjustment in children, teenagers and adults.

Material and methods
The sample consisted of 2,119 Spanish children (59.2% female), 623 adolescents (12-18 years), 591 young adults (19-35 years), 509 middle-aged adults (36-59 years) and 396 older adults (60 years or more). Families were classified into one of four parental typologies (indulgent, authoritative, authoritarian and neglectful) based on their scores in the two main dimensions (acceptance/implication and severity/imposition). Children's personal and social adjustment was measured with family self-concept, self-esteem, aggressiveness, sexist prejudice, and internalization of social values of universalism.

Results
The results showed a common short- and long-term pattern between parental styles and personal and social adjustment. The indulgent style was associated with equal or even better scores on personal and social adjustment than the authoritative style, while the lower scores corresponded to the authoritarian and neglectful parental styles.

Conclusions
The findings are discussed considering the relevance of the cultural context in which parental socialization occurs.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437