Influence of Parenting Styles on Social Adjustment and Academic Achievement of Adolescent Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Ogun Waterside Local Government of Ogun State

Autor/inn/en	Adegboyega, Lateef Omotosho; Ibitoye, Oladayo A.; Okesina, Falilat Anike; Lawal, Banjo M.
Titel	Influence of Parenting Styles on Social Adjustment and Academic Achievement of Adolescent Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Ogun Waterside Local Government of Ogun State
Quelle	In: Anatolian Journal of Education, 2 (2017) 1, S.11-20 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2547-9652
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Parenting Styles; Social Adjustment; Student Behavior; Academic Achievement; Secondary School Students; Power Structure; Family Environment; Correlation; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Soziale Anpassung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Schulleistung; Sekundarschüler; Familienmilieu; Korrelation
Abstract	The study examined the influence of parenting styles on social adjustment and academic achievement of adolescents in selected secondary schools in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State. Two hundred and forty secondary school students participated in the study. The sample of students was selected from eight secondary schools in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State. Descriptive survey design was used to execute the study. Data were collected through questionnaires and achievement test. The data were analysed using analysis of variance (ANOVA). The study showed that there is significant difference in social adjustment of adolescents from autocratic, democratic and permissive parenting homes. It revealed that adolescents from democratic homes adjust better in social situations than their counterparts from autocratic and permissive homes. The study also showed significant differences in academic achievement of adolescents from autocratic, democratic and permissive parenting homes. It revealed that democratic style of parenting influence academic performance more positively better than autocratic and permissive parenting style. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Anatolian Journal of Education. Eskisehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Education, Eskisehir 26480, Turkey. e-mail: aje.editorial@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.e-aje.net/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01