Assessing Parenting Styles, Self-Esteem and Self-Disclosure of Adolescents in Nsukka Urban, Enugu State

Abstract

The major purpose of the study was to assess the parenting styles, self-esteem and self-disclosure of adolescents in Nsukka Urban. Five specific objectives guided the study. A cross-sectional survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study consisted of all the SSI and SSII students in 15 government secondary schools in Nsukka urban. The sample size was 344 SSI and SSII students in nine secondary schools in Nsukka Urban. A modified standardized questionnaire was used for data collection. Cronbach Alfa reliability co-efficient of 0.80 was obtained for the instrument. The data from the questionnaire were coded and input into the Statistical Product and Service Solution (IBM-SPSS, version 23.0). Descriptive results were presented in frequencies, percentages mean and standard deviations. Findings revealed that the authoritative parenting style was more prevalent (52.00%) among the participants. The majority (89.20%) of the adolescents had high self-esteem. Respondents with high levels of self-disclosure were 78.80%. The study concludes that adolescents in the study area had a relatively high level of self- esteem and a high level of self-disclosure. Authoritative parenting style was more prevalent in the area. The study recommends that more research should be conducted in other parts of the state and Nigeria to provide national data on prevalent parenting styles used on adolescents and the levels of self-esteem and self-disclosure of adolescents.