Your slides really look great. You have a flair for design.

My biggest question has to do with cause and effect relationships between your variables. Do you think that self-esteem can affect parenting? As a parent, I imagine that I might treat my child differently based on their personality, which in turn would lead to different interactions and later behavior. Did you come across any research on this topic?

Have there been any major changes in thinking about parenting style since Baumrind in the 60’s? Our culture has changed a lot since then and I wonder if the research has caught up?

I really liked the way that you presented the discussion comparing what the prior research had said to what you found in this study. It was very clear. One question, was the correlation between authoritative and risky sexual behavior positive or negative? The wording says positive, but there is a negative sign in front of the correlation. I wasn’t sure which was accurate. Assuming that it really was positive, why do you think you found the opposite of what prior research has found? Also, be careful about using causal language (e.g., “lead to”) when reviewing the results from correlational/descriptive studies. Stick with words like associated or related to in your paper.

I would also like to tag along on what Dr. Rettinger stated about the literature being fairly old. Do you think after conducting this study that some of the literature may not be as accurate as it once was? I know that parenting styles from that time period are much different than parenting styles currently. A lot of the parenting styles from then would not fit into the new norm of parenting now. I am sure everyone has heard their parents tell stories about how they were parented and most of their punishments would be very frowned upon now. So I was just wondering if literature from that time period would match up with your thoughts after conducting this study. The slides looked awesome!

Hey guys, I think you all did a great job on your research project! My research methods group also conducted a study on parenting styles, and we also used a modified version of the PAQ (a different version though)! We had a lot of similar limitations in our study, which could further support your claim of a poor reflective participant pool! Based on the literature and your results, why do you think that authoritative parenting styles were associated with more prescription drug abuse whereas permissive parenting styles were associated with more alcohol abuse? Great job, and I love your powerpoint slides!

Hi all! I loved the theme of your slides. Did you find that the parents’ marital status had an effect on identity status, risk behaviors and self-esteem? Why do you think that the Authoritarian parenting style was negatively correlated? Is it because the participants realized and know that they would not want to be that type of parent in the future.

Hi everyone! This project was very well put together and thought out! One question that I had was, do you think that having a significant other or friends could have contributed to participants having high and low self-esteem? Along with this, do you think that authoritarian parenting style lead to low risk behaviors due to the fact that there was a possible fear response to the negative consequences from parents? Great job!

It is very interesting that they did not find a connection to identity status in permissive parents. You would think that because their parents allowed them to completely by themself would be a strong indicator of identity status. And I see that the way the participants rated the parent style of their parents is not equal across all participants, do you think this is a big indicator if a lot of the result is not significant?