¶ … parenting styles in the Jewish community differentially correlate with alcohol use of Jewish College Freshmen males (18-26)?
Underage and college drinking is an increasing problem for youth. This later phase of adolescence is one where pressure and a desire to act as an independent individual are overwhelming, and can convince college students to opt toward excessive alcohol usage (Bahr & Hoffman, 2012; Changalwa et al., 2012; Peckham & Lopez, 2007). The degree to which parenting styles correspond to college age drinking frequency within the Jewish community remains unknown.
The given research is intended to investigate and measure whether there is a relationship between the parenting styles experienced by a Jewish child during childhood and the potential to develop an alcohol intake frequency during late adolescence. It is evidenced that there is a considerable relationship between the parenting styles and the degree of alcohol consumption in college aged adolescents and young adults in many college communities (Beck et al., 2004). Interestingly, it is currently unknown how parenting styles within the Jewish community correlate with youth drinking frequency, and this is an area upon which current research can and should be expanded.
Research Question(s) and Hypotheses
RQ 1- Do the parenting styles in the Hasidic, Orthodox, and Modern Orthodox Jewish communities differentially correlate with alcohol use of Jewish College Freshmen males (18-26)?
Null HP- Parenting Styles have no correlation with teenage drinking frequency.
Alternate HP-2- Do parenting styles have a positive or negative correlation on teenage drinking frequency? Alternate HP-3- What type of parenting styles dominate in the Borough Park Jewish community? Alternate HP-4- Provided the investigation of specific parenting styles in the Borough Park Jewish community, is there a correlation if any, toward the existence of Alcohol use frequency within the Jewish Community Specifically in College Age Students?
Alternate HP-5 Are parenting behaviors related to influencing alcohol drinking frequency in college age children?
Independent Variable-1 - Parenting styles (Authoritarian, Authoritative, Permissive, and Uninvolved) for each institution. Independent Variable-2 - Jewish affiliations (Hassidic, Orthodox, and Modern Orthodox). Dependent Variable - Frequency of drinking (how much/how often). Methodology -- Two Way Anova.
Theoretical Framework for the Study
According to Bowlby and Ainsworth (1982), attachment styles of parenting relate directly to how both children and caregivers see themselves. The theory of attachment parenting will be used as the theoretical framework for this study, to show the correlation between parenting styles and college-age drinking in their children. The main theory will also be expanded to address the way different affiliations of the Jewish faith parent their children, so the correlations between faith, parenting, and drinking behaviors can be addressed more clearly in the methodology, analysis, and discussion areas in future chapters. The major hypothesis that there is a correlation between college-age drinking behaviors and parenting styles will be more fully explained in Chapter Two, which will delve more thoroughly into attachment parenting theory and the reasons behind parenting styles affecting the behavior of adolescents and beyond, when it comes to drinking and many other activities. The attachment parenting theory relates to the approach taken in the study and the research questions based on how parents of any and all faiths have a strong affect on how their children develop and how they act once they are free of as much parental control. Since this freedom generally begins in college, whether this is the reason for increased drinking behavior must be explored.
Conceptual Framework
The concept that grounds this study deals with parenting styles and how they affect the reactions of children once those children are released from parental control. In other words, the way a child is parented as he or she is growing up will affect his or her behaviors once he or she goes off to college and is no longer as controlled and/or watched over by parents. Whether a college-age child engages in inappropriate behaviors at that time or not is believed to be strongly affected by the way his or her parents raised him or her. According to the research, there is a great deal of information on parenting and drinking behavior (Bowlby & Ainsworth, 1982; Baumrind, 1991; Bahr & Hoffman, 2012; Changalwa et al., 2012; Peckham & Lopez, 2007). Much more of this will be presented in Chapter Two. However, there are no studies provided where this information is analyzed in the course of whether the parents are Jewish in faith and/or what affiliation or style of Jewish faith these parents exhibit.
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