Research suggests that parenting styles and the quality of the parent-adolescent relationship can impact the psychosocial development of adolescents. Psychosocial development can be defined as the way in which an individual's emotions, mind and level of maturity may develop throughout life (CITE). Erik Erickson's psychosocial theory describes adolescent development through a series of eight stages based on the impact of social experience. Erickson's theory also predicts that each phase overlaps with the other based on the completion of the previous phases. Other factors involving adolescent psychosocial development include different parenting dimensions that might influence these developmental outcomes such as: demanding (control) versus responsiveness (acceptance) and structure versus non-structure. Parenting styles and the role of parenting are all aspects that help achieve optimal psychosocial development. The purpose of this article is to examine how parenting styles influence psychosocial behavior in adolescents. Parenting styles Diana Baumrind (1968) explains how parenting revolves around the idea of ​​a parental function: control. It describes three types of parenting typologies: authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive (Baumrind, 1968). Authoritative parenting refers to a balance between controlling and caring in a rational and problem-oriented manner. This parenting style encourages verbal “give and take” and shares the reasoning behind the policy. The authoritative parent affirms the child's current qualities while establishing standards. The authoritarian parent attempts to shape, control, and evaluate attitudes and behaviors with an established standard of conduct. This type of parenting seeks high control with little care and… middle of paper… and Martin JA (1983). Socialization in the family context: Parent-child interaction. In P. H. Mussen (Series Ed.) and E. M. Hetherington (Vol. Ed.), Handbook of child psychology: Vol 5. Socialization, personality, and social development (4th ed., pp. 1-101) New York: Wiley.Steinberg, L., Dornbusch, S., & Brown, B. (1992). Ethnic differences in adolescent outcomes: An ecological perspective. American Psychologist,47, 723-729. Steinberg, L., Lamborn, S., Dornbusch, S., & Darling, N. (1992). Impact of parenting practices on adolescent outcomes: Authoritative parenting, school involvement, and encouragement for achievement. Child Development, 63, 1266-1281. Steinberg, L., Mounts, N. S., Lamborn, S. D., & Dornbusch, S. M. (1991). Authoritative parenting and adolescent adaptation in various ecological niches. Journal of Adolescent Research, 1,19-36.