Research Trends on Parenting Styles in Children’s Education (2016–2025): A Scopus-Based Bibliometric Analysis with an Islamic-Thematic Lens

Maslina Daulay; Salsabila Nasution

doi:10.35445/alishlah.v18i2.9348

Research Trends on Parenting Styles in Children’s Education (2016–2025): A Scopus-Based Bibliometric Analysis with an Islamic-Thematic Lens

Maslina Daulay, Salsabila Nasution

Abstract

Parenting styles play a crucial role in children’s educational development, yet global research on this topic remains dominated by secular psychological frameworks, with limited attention to Islamic parenting constructs. This study aims to map research trends on parenting styles in children’s education from 2016 to 2025 and examine the extent to which Islamic parenting themes appear in the global literature.A bibliometric analysis combined with thematic review was conducted using Scopus-indexed journal articles. Data were retrieved using the query “parenting style*” AND “education” AND “child,” limited to English-language journal articles published between 2016 and 2025. Following PRISMA-based screening, 264 articles were included for bibliometric analysis, while 10 studies were selected for in-depth thematic review. Data were analyzed using Biblioshiny in R-Studio and VOSviewer 1.6.20 to identify publication trends, influential contributors, collaboration patterns, keyword clusters, and Islamic parenting themes.The findings show rapid growth in publications, with an annual growth rate of 19.04% and a notable increase after 2021. The United States, China, Brazil, and the United Kingdom emerged as major contributors, while dominant keyword clusters focused on mental well-being, parent-child relationships, and adolescent development. Islamic parenting themes appeared only marginally and were not established as major clusters in the global dataset.The study highlights a significant research gap in integrating Islamic parenting concepts, such as tarbiyah, uswah hasanah, and holistic moral education, into mainstream parenting research. Future studies should develop validated Islamic parenting instruments and conduct empirical research linking Islamic parenting values with children’s educational outcomes.

Keywords

parenting styles; children’s education; bibliometric analysis; Islamic parenting; scopus

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35445/alishlah.v18i2.9348