Parenting Style in Different Types of Family in the Family Process and Content Model

The purpose of this study was to clarify the parenting style in different types of family in the family process and content (FPC) model. The sample consisted of 770 secondary and high school students in Shiraz city. The Parenting Style Questionnaire (childr-en form)، Family Process Scale and Family Content Scale were used in this research. The last two scales were applied for the differentiation of family types in FPC Model (healthy family، unhealthy family، and two types of problematic families). To compare the different dimensions of parenting style in these types of family، the MANOVA test was used. The findings of the research showed that healthy families have a high positive parenting، high father involvement، and a low impleme-ntation of physical punishment on their children. In contrast، unhealthy families showed a high rate of physical punishment، and weakness in monitoring. In sum، the results of this study revealed that different types of family in the FPC Model used different parenting styles.