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Parental roles and types of parental relationships as determinants of emotional and personal well-being of a preschooler
This article concerns with the problem of parent-child relationship and its consequences for the emotional and personal well-being of a preschooler. Modern family undergo a crisis, characterized by a decrease of adult responsibility for the full personal development of a child. However, it is the psychological climate and especially the peculiarities of family relationships play in this process a decisive role. Preschool is an important period in the formation of the child's personality, determining its future development prospects. We made research with its primary goal as the interrelation of parental functional roles, as well as the interrelation of the types of parental relationship with self-esteem and anxiety of an older preschooler. According to the results we can say that the parental relationship and functional parental roles as the elements of parent-child relationship structure have a significant impact on the emotional and personal well-being of a preschooler. © 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of Russian Psychological Society.