Dr. Sajid Iqbal Alyana
Dr. Sajid Iqbal Alyana, PMD, PhD (Clinical Psychology) is working as an Assistant Professor and consultant Clinical Psychologist in Department of Clinical Psychology, National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Islamabad, Pakistan. Before joining NUMS, Dr. Alyana worked as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of Karachi and as Assistant Professor at Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, Ziauddin University, Karachi. He earned his PhD in Clinical Psychology from Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of Karachi in 2020. He is INEP-Plus facilitator and national trainer at ISSUP- Pakistan Chapter and a Certified Addiction Professional (ICAP-1) from Global Centre for Credentialing and Certification, USA in 2020.
He is extensively involved in Clinical practice, training, teaching and research. His main research interests lie in family dynamics, attachment, Substance use, Academic achievement, Well-being and parenting. He has presented many research papers in International Conferences in Pakistan and abroad.
Adolescent's Wellbeing and Academic Achievement in relation to their Perceptions of Maternal Parenting Practices
ABSTRACT
The purpose of the present study was two folded: first it investigated the predictive association between maternal parenting practices (i.e. perceived autonomy support, perceived involvement, and perceived warmth) and subjective well-being (i.e. positive affect, negative affect and life satisfaction) in adolescents; and second, it investigated the predictive association between maternal parenting practices (i.e. perceived autonomy support, perceived involvement, and perceived warmth) and academic achievement in adolescents. A purposive sample of 531 adolescents (275 males & 256 females) with an age range of 17.18 ((±SD 1.41) was recruited form public and private sector schools and colleges of Karachi, Pakistan. Along with Demographic Form, they were administered Perceptions of Parents Scales: The College-Student Scale (Robbins, 1994) and ICP-Subjective Well-Being Scale (ICP-SWBS; Moghal, 2012). The multiple Regression Analyses were employed to test the hypotheses of the present study. The results reveal that three dimensions of maternal parenting practices (i.e. perceived autonomy support, perceived involvement, and perceived warmth) explained 24% variation in the scores of positive affect (R²=.24, F=54.81, p<.05). However, only perceived maternal autonomy support (β = .34, p<.05) and perceived maternal involvement (β = .34, p<.05) were found to be significant predictors of positive affect. Likewise, three dimensions of maternal parenting practices (i.e. perceived autonomy support, perceived involvement, and perceived warmth) explained 18% variation in the scores of negative affect (R²=.18, F=37.71, p<.05). However, only perceived maternal autonomy support (β = -.32, p<.05) and perceived maternal involvement (β = -.17, p<.05) predicted negative affect. Similarly, three dimensions of maternal parenting practices (i.e. perceived autonomy support, perceived involvement, and perceived warmth) explained 7% variation in the scores of life satisfaction (R²=.07, F=12.99, p<.05). However, only perceived maternal autonomy support (β = .15, p<.05) and perceived maternal involvement (β = .15, p<.05) predicted life satisfaction. Moreover, three dimensions of maternal parenting practices (i.e. perceived autonomy support, perceived involvement, and perceived warmth) explained 42% variation in the scores of academic achievement (R²=.42, F=129.86, p<.05). Perceived maternal autonomy support (β = .30, p<.05), Perceived maternal involvement (β = .28, p<.05) and the Perceived maternal warmth (β = .14, p<.05) significantly predict academic achievement. Thus, findings highlight the significance of specific maternal parenting dimensions for adolescents’ subjective well-being and academic achievement. The findings have important implications and pave the pathways for future studies.