Generativity among young parents: The influence of parenting styles on the anger rumination of adolescents

Aim: This study examined the relationships among parenting styles, parental generativity, and anger rumination among adolescents in Mandaluyong City, Philippines.Specifically, it aimed to identify prevailing parenting styles, assess parents' levels of generativity, measure adolescents' anger rumination, and determine whether generativity mediates the relationship between parenting styles and adolescent anger rumination.Methodology: A quantitative correlational research design was employed involving 156 parents and their 156 adolescent children.Data were gathered using the Parenting Styles Four Factor Questionnaire, Loyola Generativity Scale, and Anger Rumination Scale.Descriptive statistics and mediation analysis were conducted to examine direct and indirect relationships among the variables.Results: Findings revealed that parenting style had a significant negative effect on adolescent anger rumination (β = -0.320,p = .001).This effect was both direct (β = -0.250,p < .001) and indirect through generativity (β = -0.120,p = .003),indicating that generativity significantly mediated the relationship.Higher levels of parental generativity were also associated with lower levels of adolescent anger rumination (β = -0.300,p = .010).The mediation model explained 45% of the variance in adolescent anger rumination and 32.4% of the variance in generativity. Conclusion:The study concludes that parenting styles influence adolescent anger rumination both directly and indirectly through parental generativity.Enhancing generativity among parents may serve as a protective mechanism in reducing maladaptive anger-related cognitive processes in adolescents, highlighting its importance in parenting interventions and family counselling programs.