%0 Journal Article
%T Relationship Between Parenting Styles and Adolescents¡¯ Self
%A Adeyimika T. Desmennu
%A Tolulope A. Aremu
%A Yetunde O. John-Akinola
%J International Quarterly of Community Health Education
%@ 1541-3519
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0272684X18811023
%X Poor self-esteem among adolescents poses a great challenge, which parenting styles can influence. This study examined gender differences in perceived parenting styles and self-esteem of adolescents and examined the relationship between perceived parenting styles and adolescents¡¯ self-esteem among in-school adolescents in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. This study utilized a multistage sampling technique. Responses were elicited from 504 consenting pupils using the parental authority questionnaire and a self-esteem questionnaire adjusted to the Rosenberg scale. Self-esteem was scored on a (12¨C30) scale; scores ¡Ý 26 indicate high self-esteem, and scores ¡Ü 25 indicate low self-esteem. The mean age and self-esteem score were 14.9¡À1.5 years and 24.0¡À3.3. About one third of respondents reported parenting styles as authoritative or flexible (fathers: 36.3%, mothers: 38.9%). Pearson correlation coefficient test showed a positive significant relationship between flexible parenting style and adolescent self-esteem for fathers (r£¿=£¿0.141, p£¿=£¿.001) and mothers (r£¿=£¿0.137, p£¿=£¿.001). Research findings reveal significant association between perceived parenting styles and adolescents¡¯ self-esteem
%K adolescents
%K self-esteem
%K parenting styles
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0272684X18811023