Several empirical studies have linked parenting styles with different mental health consequences in samples from Western nations, with some studies also in East Asian countries. However, few studies have analyzed such associations specifically in South Asian countries such as Pakistan. Moreover, few studies have examined the potential interactive role of parental rearing practices by both parents in relation to distress tolerance and psychological distress. In the current study, we evaluated the interaction of mothers’ and fathers’ parenting styles in relation to distress tolerance and psychological distress in Pakistani university students. Three hundred university students were recruited using a stratified sampling strategy. Students completed measures of their mothers’ and fathers’ parenting styles (separately), their distress tolerance, and their general psychological distress. There was great similarity in respondents’ recollection of parenting styles by mothers and fathers. Results of regression analyses indicated that high parental rejection and overprotection were associated with poorer distress tolerance and greater psychological distress. Although the direct associations of emotional warmth with distress tolerance and psychological distress were small, emotional warmth interacted with other parenting styles, such that negative effects of parental rejection and overprotection were lessened in the context of higher emotional warmth.

几项实证研究已将育儿方式与西方国家样本中的不同心理健康后果联系起来，一些研究也在东亚国家中进行。但是，很少有研究专门针对诸如巴基斯坦这样的南亚国家来分析这种关联。此外，很少有研究检查父母双方的父母抚养方式在遇险宽容和心理困扰方面的潜在互动作用。在当前的研究中，我们评估了巴基斯坦大学生父母和父母的父母教养方式与压力承受能力和心理压力之间的相互作用。采用分层抽样策略，招募了300名大学生。学生分别完成了母亲和父亲的父母养育方式，他们的苦恼承受能力，以及他们普遍的心理困扰。受访者对父母的养育方式的回忆有很大的相似之处。回归分析的结果表明，父母的高度排斥和过度保护与较差的承受力和更大的心理困扰有关。尽管情绪温暖与痛苦承受能力和心理困扰的直接关联很小，但情绪温暖会与其他育儿方式相互作用，因此，在较高的情绪温暖下，父母拒绝和过度保护的负面影响得以减轻。回归分析的结果表明，父母的高度排斥和过度保护与较差的承受力和更大的心理困扰有关。尽管情绪温暖与痛苦承受能力和心理困扰的直接关联很小，但情绪温暖会与其他育儿方式相互作用，因此，在较高的情绪温暖下，父母拒绝和过度保护的负面影响得以减轻。回归分析的结果表明，父母的高度排斥和过度保护与较差的承受力和更大的心理困扰有关。尽管情绪温暖与痛苦承受能力和心理困扰的直接关联很小，但情绪温暖会与其他育儿方式相互作用，因此，在较高的情绪温暖下，父母拒绝和过度保护的负面影响得以减轻。