Parenting style and second order personality factors in HSPQ

Processing the data from the sample of 1405 adolescents (aging from 15 to 1 7 years from different places in Bohemia) statistically significant relatio ns between Cattells personality factors of higher order and indicators of f amily parenting styles were found. On the level of higher order factors the relation between parenting style and some aspects of child personality is assessed more sensitively than on the level of first order factors; it conc erns especially the social extraversion introversion. The relations found w ere differentiated according to separate factors, different indicators of f amily parenting style, including the differences between the fathers and mo thers parenting style, and according to differences between boys and girls. The importance of parenting style of both parents and their communication with the child was shown, including some specific features in fathers and m others in their relations to sons and daughters. Some relations found suppo rt acid further enlarge the already gained knowledge concerning the family upbringing, communication in family, and personality development. The furth er relations can be hypothetically explained on the basis of prior knowledg e and experience. A number of partial findings brings the open questions th at call for the further research.