PARENTING STYLES AS PREDICTORS OF SCHOOL ADJUSTMENT AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA
Journal Title: Asian Journal of Management Sciences and Education - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
The study investigated self concept, emotional intelligence and parenting styles as predictors of school adjustment among JSS students in Rivers State, Nigeria. Seven research questions and seven null hypotheses guided the study. The study was anchored on Social Learning Theory by Albert Bandura in 1977. The study adopted a correlation research design. The population of the study comprised all the 27,386 (13,331 male and 14,055 female) students in the 275 public Junior Secondary Schools one students (JSS1) in Rivers State. The sample size of the study comprised 441 (226 male and 215 female) public Junior Secondary Schools one Students (JSSI) in the 12 schools drawn from 6 Local Government Areas in Rivers State, Nigeria. The multi-stage sampling approach was adopted using cluster, simple and stratified sampling technique. Three adapted and modified non-cognitive instruments titled Parenting Styles Scale (PSS) developed by Robinson, Mandleco, Olsen and Hart (1995) and one self designed instrument titled “School Adjustment Scale” (SAS) were used for the study. Face, content and construct validities were ensured. The reliability coefficients were PSS 0.74, and SAS 0.75. The multiple and linear regression analysis were used to answer the research questions, while Anova associated with multiple regression and t-test with linear regression were used to test the null hypotheses. It was found that parenting styles jointly predict school adjustment. It was recommended among others that parents should be encouraged by the principals through Parents Teachers Association and circulars to use the most appropriate parenting styles where applicable depending on the observable behaviours and attitudes of their children.
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Rosemary Ekechukwu Obiagaeri
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