教养方式对于孩子的成长与发展起着重要的影响，因此，了解父母的教养方式对于研究儿童心理与行为、家庭教育问题具有重要意义。父母教养方式量表是通过一系列问题，探询父母在涵养子女方面表现出的行为、态度和方法。常见的父母教养方式包括权威型、溺爱型、放任型和过度控制型。权威型教养方式表现为父母既关心孩子的需求，又设定明确的规则与界限；溺爱型则是过于关注孩子的需求，缺乏明确的规范；放任型教养方式则表现为父母对孩子的行为缺乏干预与指导；而过度控制型则是父母在涵养孩子时过度干预和限制。
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