THE ROLE OF PARENTING BEHAVIOR IN BODY FOCUSED REPETITIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS AMONG ADOLESCENTS

Abstract

This study sought to investigate the role of parenting in Body focused repetitive behavior disorders among adolescents. Body focused repetitive behavior disorders are those monotonous behaviors that focused on the body, involving impulsively damaging individual’s physical appearance or causing physical injury. They include trichotillomania, excoriation and nail biting.  The sample comprised of 130 participants (male and female) who were all adolescents aged between 13-19. The data were collected from clinical and nonclinical sample through, The Trichotillomania Scale for Children/adolescents, Parental Bonding Instrument, Excoriation scale and Nail-Biting Scale. The results yielded that there is a positive correlation between low parenting and over protectional parenting with Body focused repetitive behavior disorders among adolescents. The findings of study will enhance the knowledge regarding the critical age period of adolescence with respect to Body focused repetitive disorders. The verdicts of this study will help the psychologists, counsellors, psychiatrists and therapists to design and plan the therapeutic interventions for Body focused repetitive behavior disorders.