Browsing by Author "Akintola, Aderonke A."

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    Parental Factors as Determinants of Conduct Disorder among In-School Adolescents in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria
    (Scientific Research Publishing (PSYCH), 2021) Akintola, Aderonke A.
    This study was carried out to observe the link between parental factors and Conduct Disorder (CD) among Nigerian school adolescents. A cross-sectional survey research design was adopted for the study where multi-stage sampling techniques led to selecting 1006 participants (mean age = 15.4 years) from six secondary schools in Ibadan, Oyo State, Southwestern Nigeria. Participants responded to Socioeconomic Status (SES) scale, the Parenting Styles Scale (PSS) and Frequency of Delinquent Behaviour Scaling Instrument (FDBSI). A high prevalence of CD was observed. We also observed that parenting styles significantly influenced conduct disorders. Responsive parenting is not a significant predictor of CD, while control parenting significantly predicted CD. Parental occupation significantly influenced CD, with formal occupation types having higher mean scores for both fathers and mothers. Finally, there was a significant influence of socioeconomic status on conduct disorder among the participants. Findings concluded that there is a high prevalence of conduct disorder. Authoritarian and uninvolved parents with formal occupa tion and families with higher socioeconomic status were conduct disorder determinants among adolescents
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    Perceived Parental Behaviour as Predictor of In-School Adolecent Sexual Risk Behaviour in Ibadan, Nigeria
    (Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research, 2017) Akintola, Aderonke A.
    Sexual risk behavior among youth, defined as early sexual initiation, unprotected intercourse, or sex with multiple partners, is a major area of concern to parents or caregivers and the health professionals given the many associated negative consequences. There is dearth of literature on the influence of perceived parental behavior on adolescent sexual risk behavior in the country Nigeria. This study therefore investigated the prediction of sexual risky behavior of the youth by their perception of their parental behaviors. A cross sectional survey involving 1,589 participants, male (n=753), female (n=836) aged 13 to 19 years drawn from 10 private and 19 public secondary schools in three of the five Local Government Areas (LGA) in Ibadan Metropolis was carried out. Regression analysis revealed significant prediction by parental psychological control (β=.10, t=3.99, p<.01) while the other parental behavioural dimensions were not significant. Implication is an overuse of psychological control. Efforts should be geared towards eliciting healthy parental behavior through teaching parenting skills and also giving the adolescents cognitive therapy.