<p>The cross-sectional study examined the relationship and contributions of parenting styles and peer pressure in explaining the choice of marital partners among emerging adulthood. A purposive sample of 237 males and females with (M = 23.55 years, SD = 3.05) completed a descriptive survey that comprised demographic information, measures of choice of marital partners, parenting styles and peer pressure. Findings revealed significant negative association among authoritarian parenting styles and choice of marital partners, positive link between permissive parenting style and choice of marital partners, positive relationship between peer pressure and choice of marital partners. There was also a joint and independent prediction of parenting styles and peer pressure on the choice of marital partners among the sampled respondents. Psychologists should develop a psycho-education programme tailored toward appropriate parenting styles and peer pressure which improve choice of marital partners</p>
<p>Keywords: parenting styles, peer pressure, marital partners, youths</p>