Parental Styles, Self-Concept and Depressive Symptoms among Nigerian Adolescents
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2020
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International Journal of Arts and Social Science
Abstract
Parental styles and negative self-concept are risk factors for depressive symptoms in children and
adolescents. 305 secondary school students (
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=15.47; SD = 1.44) in Ilesa, Osun State, Nigeria selected using
multistage sampling technique responded to Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ), Children Depression
Inventory (CDI), and Multidimensional Self-Concept Scale (MSCS). Findings reveals 2% prevalence of severe
level of depressive symptoms as well as a significant negative relationship between depressive symptoms and
father (r = -0.257; p < 0.05) and mother (r = -0.191; p < 0.05) authoritative parental styles. Also, children of
single parents reported significantly higher depressive symptoms than those whose parents were living together
(Mean difference = 3.06). The study identified significant negative relationships between self-regard dimension
of self-concept (r = -.31, p <.01); social confidence (r = -.18, p <.01); school ability (r = -.22, p <.01); physical
appearance (r = -.24, p <.01); physical abilities (r = -.17, p <.01) and depression among the students. This
implies that the lower the global and specific dimensions of self-concept, the higher the depressive symptoms
reported by the students. The study concludes that authoritative parental styles and negative self-concept
influence the manifestations of depressive symptoms among secondary school students.
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Depressive symptoms, Parental Styles, Self-Concept, Adolescents, Nigeria