Father behavior in childhood: the predictor of psychological adjustment in adulthood

ABSTRACT

This research attempts to determine the relationships of psychological adjustment of university students with their perceived father acceptance and rejection. It was hypothesized that [Perceived childhood father acceptance-rejection would predict the psychological adjustment in adulthood]'. 206 university students including male and female equal in number participated in this study. To assess perceived father's acceptance-rejection during childhood the Adult Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire/Control Father-Short Form was administered and their current psychological adjustment was measured through Adult Personality Assessment Questionnaire Urdu Version translated by Munaf, Hussain and Kamrani, 2009. Simple Linear Regression Model was applied to analyze the data. The results are statistically significant which implies that the perceived childhood father acceptance-rejection is a significant predictor of current psychological adjustment of university students. It can be interpreted that through experience of childhood father's rejection we can predict poor psychological adjustment in adulthood