Parental Styles, Self-Concept and Depressive Symptoms among Nigerian Adolescents
| dc.contributor.author | Bello, Ibukunoluwa | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-01T09:05:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-04-01T09:05:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Parental 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.citation | Ogunsemi, J. O., Mosaku, K. Akpunne, B. C., & Bello, I. B. (2020). Parental styles, self-concept and depressive symptoms among Nigerian adolescents. International Journal of Arts and Social Science, 3(3), 186-195 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/2188 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | International Journal of Arts and Social Science | en_US |
| dc.subject | Depressive symptoms | en_US |
| dc.subject | Parental styles | en_US |
| dc.subject | Self-Concept | en_US |
| dc.subject | Adolescents | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.title | Parental Styles, Self-Concept and Depressive Symptoms among Nigerian Adolescents | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |