Parental Bond as the Predictors of Hostility, Hopelessness, Empathy and Self Efficacy in Children

Abstract

Abstract The present study focuses to see Parental Bond as the predictors of Hostility, Hopelessness, Empathy and Self Efficacy in children. A sample of 200 young adolescents from different backgrounds including both genders was selected for the study. The study found that Parental bond is an emotional affiliation and physical attachment occurring between a parent figure and offspring that usually begins at birth of the child. Parent care is negatively correlated with hopelessness (r = -.616,p<0.01), hostility(r = -.249,p<0.01) and positively correlated with self efficacy (r=.370,p<0.01). Parental care has not shown any significant correlation with empathetic feelings in children. Parental overprotection is positively correlated with hopelessness (r=.484,p<0.01) and hostility (r=250*, p<0.01) and negatively correlated with self efficacy (r=- .396,p<0.01). Parental overprotection has not shown any significant correlation with empathetic feelings in children.