Parenting Style and Self-Esteem as Predictors of Attitude toward Sexual Abuse among Adolescence in Nigeria

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OJO, Taiye Emmanuel
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences Lagos State University, Ojo Campus, Lagos, Nigeria.

Abstract

This is a survey research method which examined parenting style and self-esteem as predictors of attitude toward sexual abuse among adolescence in Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria. A total of 250 secondary school students which consist of 117 male and 133 female from three selected school public school secondary school in Jalingo Local government area of Taraba state participated in the study. A simple randomize sampling technique was used and survey research method was adopted for this cross-sectional research design. “Self-esteem scale, Parenting style and attitude toward sexual abuse scale ATSA” was used. Three hypotheses were formulated using correlation matrix, multiple regression and independent t-test to test the formulated hypothesis. The result of the findings confirmed the stated hypothesis for this study. The finding of the study revealed that, there is significant relationship between parenting style and attitude towards sexual abuse among adolescence (r=.419, df(248), P< 01) but no relationship was established between self-esteem and attitude towards sexual abuse (r=-.123; df(248); P>.05). The study also indicated that self-esteem and parenting style jointly and significantly predicted attitude towards sexual abuse among adolescence (R² = .175, F=26.26, P<.01].  The predictor variables accounted for 17% of the total variation on attitude towards sexual abuse. Lastly, self-esteem has significant influence on attitude towards sexual abuse among adolescence; even adolescents with low self-esteem significantly and favourably dispose to sexual abuse than their counterparts with high self-esteem (t=1.277; df= 248; P<.01). Effective parenting style and behaviour modification were recommended for the study.

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OJO, Taiye Emmanuel. (2024). Parenting Style and Self-Esteem as Predictors of Attitude toward Sexual Abuse among Adolescence in Nigeria. International Journal of Human Research and Social Science Studies, 1(2), 46–50. Retrieved from https://ijhrsss.com/index.php/ijhrsss/article/view/11

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