Predictor effect of parental authority on the children's self-care skills

The basic purpose of this study was to examine whether there was a predictor effect of the types of authority in the relationship between mothers and their children on the levels of parental support their children's self-care skills or not. 419 mothers with 6 years old children took part in the sample of this study. Family Information Questionnaire, Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ) and Parental Support Inventory for Self-Care Skills (PSISS) were used as data collection tools. It was identified that the types of parental authority are permissive, authoritarian and authoritative authorities in this study. The levels of mothers' support in children's self-care skills were regarded in the sub-dimensions which were cleanliness and property, nutrition, dressing, personal security, and rest. According to the results of this study, a significant relation was determined between the types of authority of mothers and the levels of mother's support on children's self-care skills. It was seen that there was a negative reasonable relationship between permissive and authoritative authority of mothers and the levels of theirs support on their children's self-care skills. It was also conferred that there was a positive reasonable relationship mothers between authoritarian authority and behavior and the levels of theirs support on their children's self-care skills. It was found that there was a predictor effect of points of authority mothers' who have 6 years old children to points support on their children's self-care skills. (c) 2014 The Authors. Published by Cognitive - crcs under responsibility of the Author(s).