INFLUENCE OF PARENTING STYLES ON ADOLESCENTS' SELF-ESTEEM IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ABEOKUTA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA

📄 Project Abstract

The concept of self-esteem is an area of psychology that has gained considerable attention, but for many years has also caused much confusion, as exactly what it encompasses and how it develops, has been unclear. Low self-esteem can be a major risk-factor in mental and emotional health problems such as suicide, alcohol and drug abuse, and violence. Studies have shown that one of the most important factors affecting adolescents' self-esteem is their parents' style but with varied results. Therefore, this study was designed to assess the influence of the different parenting styles in adolescents' self-esteem. The study was a cross-sectional study which used quantitative approach for data collection. The study population comprised of adolescents in selected secondary schools within Abeokuta north local government, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Multi-stage random sampling technique was adopted in selecting samples from the population. In the first stage, 4 private secondary school...