Perceived Parental Factors Predicting Emotional Intelligence among In-School Nigerian Adolescents

Abstract

This study investigated the parental factors as predictors of Emotional Intelligence (EQ)among in school adolescents in Odeda Local Government, Ogun State Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey design was adopted. Participants consisted of two hundred students purposively selected from a senior and a junior secondary school (mean age 16.00± 2.01). These responded to Parenting Styles Scale (PSS), Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI), and Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS). The results showed a high prevalence rate of low emotional intelligence. Authoritative parenting style (β = .26, p.05) and neglectful parenting style (β = -.01, p>.05) failed to significantly predict EQ. Parental bonding (Father and mother) reported a significant joint influence on EQ (R2 = 0.21, p< .05). Mother bonding (β = .22, p < .05) and father bonding (β = .28, p< .05) were observed as significant independent predictors of EQ. Significant sex influence (t (198) = - 12.66, p