Child rearing patterns in Brazil

Perceived childrearing patterns have been studied in Brazilian samples of college students, normal population and depressives. Furthermore comparisons were made with the original Swedish normative sample, showing the Brazilian parents as more tolerant, affectionate, performance oriented and punitive. As concerns the depressed patients they experienced their parents among others as more guilt engendering, more depriving and less affectionate. The implications of these findings for clinical work are also discussed.