Parenting Strategies and School Adjustment among Senior Secondary School Students in Boki Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria.
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The purpose of this study was to determine parenting strategies and school adjustment among
senior secondary school students in Boki Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of this study, three null hypotheses were generated to direct the study. Literature review was done according to the variables under study. Survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample of five hundred and forty (540) respondents were selected for the study. The selection was done through the stratified random sampling and purposive sampling technique. The questionnaire titled Parenting Strategies and School Adjustment Questionnaire (PSSAQ) was the main instrument used for data collection. The instrument was subjected to face and construct validation by three experts in Measurement and Evaluation from the Department of Eduational Psychology, University of Calabar. The reliability estimate of the instrument was established through the Cronbach alpha reliability method. The reliability coefficient rages from .76 to .85. One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was the statistical analysis technique adopted to test the hypotheses under study. All hypotheses were subjected to testing at .05 level of significance. The results of the analysis revealed that, Autocratic parenting strategy, democratic parenting strategy and
laissez-faire parenting strategy significantly influence school adjustment of senior secondary school students. It was recommended among others that, the government through its enlightenment agencies such as National Orientation Agency and Non-governmental Organizations, should from time to time organize seminars and workshops to counsel parents on the choice of a better parenting strategy which can enhance adjustment in school.
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