Parental Styles, Self-Concept and Depressive Symptoms among Nigerian Adolescents

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dc.contributor.authorAkpunne, Bede
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-08T10:55:16Z
dc.date.available2022-07-08T10:55:16Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractParental styles and negative self-concept are risk factors for depressive symptoms in children and adolescents. 305 secondary school students ( x =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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/3378
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Arts and Social Scienceen_US
dc.subjectDepressive symptomsen_US
dc.subjectParental Stylesen_US
dc.subjectSelf-Concepten_US
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.titleParental Styles, Self-Concept and Depressive Symptoms among Nigerian Adolescentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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