The Role of Protective Parenting and Birth Order for “Big Five Factors of Personality” among Adolescents

The objective of this research paper was to find out the effect of protective parenting and birth order on the big five factors of Personality among adolescents. In this investigation, two independent variables, first protective Parenting, second birth order, and the dependent variable big five factors of personality were studied. For collecting the data “the parent-child relationship scale (PCRS) constructed by Dr. Nalini Rao and the Big Five Factors of Personality Inventory” (BFPI) constructed by Dr. Arun Kumar Singh and Dr. Ashok Kumar were used. A total sample of 160 adolescents (80 related to first birth order and 80 related to second birth order) were selected from different schools in the Baraut area. A 2x2 factorial design was used for analyzing the data. Results show that protecting parenting is an influencing factor for the big five personality factors. Birth order is not such an influencing factor for the big five factors of personality.