Way of scolding

n (%)

Acceptance or not

1) Scold emotionally and according to parental ideology

Yelling

198 (63.7)

Yes

67 (33.8)

Yes and no

58 (29.3)

No

73 (36.9)

Scold on a whim

129 (41.5)

Yes

16 (12.4)

Yes and no

16 (12.4)

No

97 (75.2)

2) Scold at length

Scold at length and persistently

147 (47.3)

Yes

22 (15.0)

Yes and no

29 (19.7)

No

96 (65.3)

Bring up issues other than the matter at hand

148 (47.6)

Yes

26 (17.6)

Yes and no

16 (10.8)

No

106 (71.6)

3) Scold by comparing with others

Scold by comparing with siblings or other children

106 (34.1)

Yes

12 (11.3)

Yes and no

30 (28.3)

No

64 (60.4)

Scold by comparing the person being scolded to when they were younger

102 (32.8)

Yes

14 (13.7)

Yes and no

19 (18.7)

No

69 (67.7)

4) Scold indirectly

Scold sarcastically

131 (42.1)

Yes

13 (9.9)

Yes and no

18 (13.7)

No

100 (76.3)

Scold in a roundabout way

92 (29.6)

Yes

3 (3.3)

Yes and no

20 (21.7)

No

69 (75.0)

5) Scold commandingly

Scold in a commanding tone of voice

112 (36.0)

Yes

24 (21.4)

Yes and no

36 (32.1)

No

52 (46.4)

6) One-sided denial

Deny completely

102 (32.8)

Yes

7 (6.9)

Yes and no

26 (25.5)

No

69 (67.7)