Parenting styles and socio-demographic dynamics associated with mental health of in-school adolescents in Ibadan, south-west Nigeria
J. child adolesc. ment. health (Online)
; 31(2): 109-124, 2019.
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in English
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| ID: biblio-1263510
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Positive parenting and enabling socio-demography, engenders good conduct in adolescence. Balanced parental demandingness and emotional responsiveness, deployed by authoritative parents, supports adolescents' mental health. Parental emotional responsiveness deters peer-pressured risky behaviours; while parental negligence, permissiveness, or demandingness encourages mental health problems. This is especially in the context of unfavourable socio-demographic setting.Aim:
We aimed to evaluate parenting styles and socio-demographic factors associated with adolescents' mental health.Method:
A cross-sectional multistage study was conducted with 286 in-school adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria. Data were collected with questionnaires. The questionnaires evaluated socio-demography, mental health, and perceived parenting styles using the Strength and Difficulty Questionnaire (SDQ) and Scale of Parenting Styles (SPS) questionnaires. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 21.Results:
Some of the adolescents in this study, experienced peer problems (4.9%), conduct problems (9.4%), hyperactivity problems (0.7%), emotional problems (14.3%), and they lacked pro-social behaviours (11.1%). In comparison to adolescents who perceived fathers as authoritative, adolescents who perceived fathers as less demanding experienced emotional (p = 0.01) and peer (p = 0.02) problems. Perceived maternal negligence and authoritarian parenting was associated with more peer problems (1.5±2.3 and 1.3±2.2) in comparison to perceived maternal authoritative style (0.6±1.5). Most adolescents from lower social class experienced conduct (88.8%; p = 0.07) and emotional problems (73.2%; p = 0.20).Conclusion:
Competent parenting style and socio-economic resources supports resilience to mental health problems in adolescents
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Index:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Schools
/
Demography
/
Mental Health
/
Adolescent
/
Nigeria
Type of study:
Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
J. child adolesc. ment. health (Online)
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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