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The intention of this study was to investigate the connection between different parenting styles and the college student’s sense of personal agency. Findings revealed that promoting authoritative parenting can lead to early development of personal agency . An authoritative parenting style has been proven to be an effective means of parenting. It is also positively correlated with high self esteem, confidence, and independence, which can facilitate personal agency. References Babbie, E. (1990). Survey research methods (2 nd ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. Baldwin, D., McIntyre, A., & Hardaway, E. (2007). Perceived parenting styles on college students’ optimism. College Student Journal , 41 (3), 550-557. Ingoldsby, B. B., Miller, J. E., Smith, S. R. (2004). Exploring family theories. Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury Publishing Company. Luyckx, K., Soenens, B., Goossens, L., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2007). Parenting, identity formation, and college adjustment: A mediation model with longitudinal data. Identity , 7 (4), 309-330. Milevsky, A., Schlechter, M., Netter, S., & Keehn, D. (2006). Maternal and paternal parenting styles in adolescents: Associations with self-esteem, depression and life-satisfaction. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 16, 39-47. voyages in development. Balmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth. Uji, M., Kitamura, T., & Nagata, T. (2009). Study of the relationship between perceived maternal parenting Rathus, S. A. (2006). Childhood and adolescence