The Impact of Parenting Styles and Family Factors on Children's Creativity: A Critical Review

Youle Quan

2025

Abstract

This paper explores how children’s creativity is connected to parenting styles and family factors. Based on a large body of literature, this study analyze how different parenting styles and communication elements exert negative and positive impact on children’s creative development, respectively. Creativity is negatively associated with authoritarian and permissive parenting, as well as over-protection and parental rejection. In contrast, children possessing greater creative skills usually have parents who encouraging autonomy, providing support, and employ authoritative parenting style. Additionally, they exhibit personal security and confidence and are adept in balancing emotional support and respect for independence. Other family factors also play significant roles. Higher family SES and parental engagement in arts foster creativity, whereas excessive exposure to electronic media can hinder it. Children’s resilience and self-esteem mediate the impact from parents. Self-esteem acts as a bridge between parenting styles and creative outcomes and self-esteem mainly impacts through children’s subjective social-economic status. The paper aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the familial influences on creativity, offering insights for both academic research and practical applications. The study offers recommendations for nurturers, parents and educators to promote creativity in children, stressing the importance of emotional security, autonomy, and a supportive environment.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Quan Y. (2025). The Impact of Parenting Styles and Family Factors on Children's Creativity: A Critical Review. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Applied Psychology and Marketing Management - Volume 1: APMM; ISBN 978-989-758-791-7, SciTePress, pages 677-681. DOI: 10.5220/0014150700004942

in Bibtex Style

@conference{apmm25,
author={Youle Quan},
title={The Impact of Parenting Styles and Family Factors on Children's Creativity: A Critical Review},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Applied Psychology and Marketing Management - Volume 1: APMM},
year={2025},
pages={677-681},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0014150700004942},
isbn={978-989-758-791-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Applied Psychology and Marketing Management - Volume 1: APMM
TI - The Impact of Parenting Styles and Family Factors on Children's Creativity: A Critical Review
SN - 978-989-758-791-7
AU - Quan Y.
PY - 2025
SP - 677
EP - 681
DO - 10.5220/0014150700004942
PB - SciTePress