Parenting Styles and Development

Parenting Styles and Development

Adjustment to a new environment in the career world requires coping skills to avoid excess stress and health problems. With the belief in themselves, guidance and support from their parents, the adult raised under authoritative parents can cope with new positions in the career world in a positive and beneficial manner (Nevid & Rathus, 2005). Having been expected to achieve goals with willingness and determination, this adult will be able to move around in the career field with drive and determination.

Coping with changes in the career world are not as easy for the adult raised under authoritarian parents. Strict guidelines, demands to adhere to the guidelines and a lack of respect, can hinder the adult from obtaining realistic goals (Nevid & Rathus, 2005). Although love and respect are present, the adult will not know how to make a wise decision due to lack of support and guidance from the parent. The transition to a new position might bring on stress that the adult cannot cope with causing further complications. The new stress will hinder the adult from performing his or her duties to the best of their ability, adding to the stress already present (Nevid & Rathus, 2005).

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