2023, Vol. 8, Special Issue 5

In this study, parents' parenting methods were identified, classified as OK or NOT-OK, and their stress levels and self-esteem were compared between the two parenting philosophies. The study's major goal was to measure parents' levels of stress and self-esteem and to compare these levels between parents with OK parenting methods and those with NOT-OK parenting styles. It was predicted that parents with OK parenting styles and those with NOT OK parenting styles would have the same levels of stress and self-esteem, and that these parents would also experience an inverse relationship between stress and self-esteem. The study took into account a sample size of 147 people, 75 of whom were men and 72 of whom were women, living in Kernal City and having adolescents. The Parenting Style Inventory by Purohit (2003), the Stress Questionnaire by Latha (1988), and the Self Esteem Inventory by Thomas & Rai (1985) were the questionnaires used for the study. The findings showed that stress and self-esteem varied between two different parenting approaches and that stress and self-esteem among parents had an inverse relationship.