Perceived Parenting In Terms of Internal Migration Feature of the Settlement Gender and Education

Parenting perceived by the child can be seen as a part of cultural and contextual factors. The aim of the present study was to explore the varying perceptions for parenting in terms of internal migration, the feature of the settlement, gender, and parental education. The study was conducted with 308 undergraduate students. For perceived parenting, Adolescent Family Process Measure and Psychological Control Scale; for cultural and contextual factors Demographic Form were administered. According to general results, psychological control was negatively correlated with support and closeness. Perceived paternal psychological control variated according to migration, gender, and parental education but the groups did not differ for maternal psychological control. Perceived behavioral control (monitoring) varied according to gender. Perceived psychological control, monitoring, and closeness varied according to the feature of the settlement. The findings were considered as cultural indicators and discussed on the basis of the Kağıtçıbaşı’s Family Change Model.