Perceived Parenting Styles and Psycho-social Wellbeing of Nigerian Adolescents
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2020
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International Journal of Scientific Research and Management (IJSRM)
Abstract
The influence of parenting styles on the psychosocial wellbeing of Nigerian adolescents is yet to be given
adequate research attention. This study bridges the gap in knowledge. Findings may be useful in planning
appropriate interventions programme necessary to improve the psychosocial wellbeing of adolescents in
Osun state, southwestern Nigeria and relation with similar social cultural background. Purposive sampling
technique was used to select 332 (mean age = 14) in-school adolescents who responded to Mental Health
Continuum – Short Form (MHS-SF) and Parenting Style Instrument (PSI). Descriptive and inferential
statistics (Regression, Independent sample t test and One Way ANOVA) were used for data analysis. A low
level of psychosocial wellbeing was observed among the adolescents. Prevalence of very low levels of
emotional wellbeing (16.9%), social wellbeing (22%), and psychological wellbeing (19.3%) were reported.
Patterns of observed parenting styles are authoritative parenting style (45.5%, 41.6%, and 12.9%),
authoritarian parenting style (53%, 30.7% and 16.3%); permissive parenting style (64.2%, 20.7% and 15.1%)
for low, high and very high levels respectively. No significant gender difference was observed in the
psychosocial wellbeing scores of the adolescents; a significant religious affiliation difference was found in
the social wellbeing of the participants. Adolescents from public schools manifested higher levels of social
wellbeing than their counterparts from private schools. Parenting styles significantly predict level of
psychosocial wellbeing of the adolescents. Neither family type nor family size had significant influence on
level of psycho-social wellbeing of the adolescents
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Parenting styles, Psychosocial wellbeing, Adolescents, Nigeria