The extent to which a parent negatively disciplines a child for improper behavior can lead to a cascade of psychological problems later in life. Such problems might include learning problems, romantic relationships, suppression of immoral tendencies, and general physical health. It seems intuitive that when a young adolescent is exposed to harsh and restrictive parents, some negative outcomes would result which would cause that adolescent to grow psychologically into a teenager or adult with attractive behaviors. An interesting outcome of harsh parenting is the effect it has on an individual's life. ego. An individual's ego is a person's sense of self-worth, which can be easily altered in most people by exogenous factors, such as parenting. When parents are extremely strict and harsh with their children, it would cause that child to try to suppress not only bad actions, but also bad thoughts. In college-age children with harsh parents, attempting to suppress immoral thoughts has a rebound effect, causing that child to think about that negative or immoral thought even more, thus depleting his or her ego (Sheikh, 2013). Furthermore, stricter parents had a more devastating effect on the child's ego, while lenient parents seemed to have no effect on the ego (Sheikh, 2013). Therefore, it stands to reason that a child's honest attempt to stay away not only from taboo actions, but also the thoughts that lead to those same actions results in a rebound effect that makes that child feel worse about himself. An example would be when a speaker in front of an audience says "No one thinks of an elephant", in which case everyone in the audience thinks of an elephant. Another interesting result of harsh and inconsistent parenting is the e..... .middle of paper......better relationship with their best friend. Antisocial behavior can also develop due to harsh parenting. In a study conducted by Jaffee (2012), monozygotic twin studies showed that the twin exposed to harsher discipline developed more conduct problems. Furthermore, the study found that in normal siblings, the sibling who is physically beaten more will result in more externalizing behavior. Therefore, siblings who received harsh parental care, whether physical or verbal, showed a higher degree of externalizing behavior. This study then concluded that harsh parenting directly influences antisocial behavior in adolescents. Combining many of the consequences of harsh parenting mentioned above, such as low ego, poor academic performance, poor romantic relationships, depression, and substance abuse, it stands to reason that antisocial behavior would also prove to be a result.