Parenting Styles and Bullying Behaviour Among Adolescents in Senior Secondary Schools in Ilorin West Local Government, Kwara State

Abstract

This study examined parenting styles and bullying behaviour among adolescents in senior secondary schools in Ilorin West Local Government, Kwara State. The study adopted a correlational survey research design. The population comprised all secondary school students in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. The sample size was 200 SSS II students selected through Simple random sampling technique from each of the 5 senior secondary schools, the study has two research questions and three research hypotheses A questionnaire tagged “Parenting Styles and Bullying Behaviour of Adolescents Questionnaire” (PSBBIAQ) was used to collect data from the respondents. The data obtained were analyzed using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Statistic and the result indicated a correlation co-efficient of 0. 70. Mean, ranking order, percentage and range were used to answer the research questions while Pearson Product Moment Correlation Statistic was used for the testing of the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that most parents adopt authoritative and democratic parenting styles and laissez-faire style is the least. It is revealed that most of the adolescents exhibit moderate level of bullying behaviours; the finding also revealed that there is a significant relationship between autocratic and democratic parenting styles adolescents and bullying behaviour among adolescents. It showed that no significant relationship between laissez-faire parenting style and bullying behaviour among adolescents. It was recommended among others that parents should be encouraged to employ the best parenting styles in the upbringing of their children