TITLE:
Parenting Styles as Determinants of Psychopathological Symptoms among Nigerian In-School Adolescents
AUTHORS:
Onyekachukwu Oyindamola Aniemeka, Ebenezer Olutope Akinnawo, Aderonke Adebola Akintola, Bede Chinonye Akpunne, Daniel Olawasanmi Kumuyi, Deborah Foluke Onisile
KEYWORDS:
Parenting Styles, Psychopathological Symptoms, In-School Adolescents, Nigeria
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.12 No.6,
June
30,
2021
ABSTRACT: The controversy concerning the extent to which parental influence matters to children’s psychological and behavioural growth continues. This study investigated the influence of parenting styles on psychopathological symptoms among in-school adolescents in Ogun State, South-western Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey design method was utilized. One thousand and twenty-eight (1028) in-school adolescents with mean age ± SD of 15.30 ± 2.14, were drawn from ten secondary schools, and these responded to the Awaritefe Psychological Index (API) Form X, and the Scales for Parenting Style (SPS). A 52.1% prevalence of psychopathological symptoms was observed. A significant mean score difference was found between negligent parenting style and authoritarian parenting style in determining severities of psychopathological symptoms among adolescents. Responsive and control dimension of parenting style jointly predicted psychopathological symptoms (R2 = 0.01, F(2, 1025) = 4.36, p p p