Parental Treatment Styles (Acceptance/Rejection) as Perceived by Children and Their Relationship to Self-Efficacy Among a Sample of University Students: A Field Study at Laghouat University

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the relationship between parental treatment styles (acceptance/rejection) as perceived by children and self-efficacy among a sample of university students. The research was conducted on a sample of 35 male and female first- year students from the arts and sciences faculties. The researcher utilized the descriptive- analytical method to achieve the study's goals and used a questionnaire for data collection. The study concluded with the following results: First, there is a significant positive relationship between parental treatment styles as perceived by the children and self-efficacy among the sample members. Second, there are gender differences in parental treatment styles among the sample members. Third, there are gender differences in self- efficacy among the sample members. Fourth, there are no differences in self-efficacy among the sample members attributed to their field of study. Finally, there are no differences in parental treatment styles attributed to their field of study.