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Perception on the role of parenting style on juvenile delinquency among adolescents in the government remand homes, Lagos state Nigeria

Adolescence is a time when juvenile seeks autonomy and develops his own identity. Juvenile delinquency has been a global phenomenon, it has become a major concern of government, parents, schools, and society. To put it into perspective, social scientists agree to classify behaviours against laws and...

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Main Authors: Yusuf, Sodiq Adewale, Daud, Mohd Najmi, Arshat, Zarinah
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Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94532/
https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/10042/Perception-on-The-Role-of-Parenting-Style-on-Juvenile-Delinquency-among-Adolescents-in-The-Government-Remand-Homes-Lagos-State-Nigeria
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spelling my.upm.eprints.945322022-12-02T03:11:24Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94532/ Perception on the role of parenting style on juvenile delinquency among adolescents in the government remand homes, Lagos state Nigeria Yusuf, Sodiq Adewale Daud, Mohd Najmi Arshat, Zarinah Adolescence is a time when juvenile seeks autonomy and develops his own identity. Juvenile delinquency has been a global phenomenon, it has become a major concern of government, parents, schools, and society. To put it into perspective, social scientists agree to classify behaviours against laws and societal norms as delinquent behaviour. The present study examines the role of parenting style on juvenile delinquency, using 170 adolescents with behavioural issues who were place at government remand homes Lagos Nigeria. Simple random sampling was used in selection of the sample. The hypotheses were tested using Pearson correlation at .05 significance level. Results indicate that abusive type of parenting style stands as the main predictor of juvenile delinquency among the adolescent. It is suggested that parent at all levels should step up their parenting effort and adopt authoritative style of parenting as the appropriate style of parenting, based on the research outcome. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2021-06 Article PeerReviewed Yusuf, Sodiq Adewale and Daud, Mohd Najmi and Arshat, Zarinah (2021) Perception on the role of parenting style on juvenile delinquency among adolescents in the government remand homes, Lagos state Nigeria. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11 (6). 1425 - 1441. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/10042/Perception-on-The-Role-of-Parenting-Style-on-Juvenile-Delinquency-among-Adolescents-in-The-Government-Remand-Homes-Lagos-State-Nigeria 10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i6/10042
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description Adolescence is a time when juvenile seeks autonomy and develops his own identity. Juvenile delinquency has been a global phenomenon, it has become a major concern of government, parents, schools, and society. To put it into perspective, social scientists agree to classify behaviours against laws and societal norms as delinquent behaviour. The present study examines the role of parenting style on juvenile delinquency, using 170 adolescents with behavioural issues who were place at government remand homes Lagos Nigeria. Simple random sampling was used in selection of the sample. The hypotheses were tested using Pearson correlation at .05 significance level. Results indicate that abusive type of parenting style stands as the main predictor of juvenile delinquency among the adolescent. It is suggested that parent at all levels should step up their parenting effort and adopt authoritative style of parenting as the appropriate style of parenting, based on the research outcome.
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author Yusuf, Sodiq Adewale
Daud, Mohd Najmi
Arshat, Zarinah
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Daud, Mohd Najmi
Arshat, Zarinah
Perception on the role of parenting style on juvenile delinquency among adolescents in the government remand homes, Lagos state Nigeria
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Daud, Mohd Najmi
Arshat, Zarinah
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title Perception on the role of parenting style on juvenile delinquency among adolescents in the government remand homes, Lagos state Nigeria
title_short Perception on the role of parenting style on juvenile delinquency among adolescents in the government remand homes, Lagos state Nigeria
title_full Perception on the role of parenting style on juvenile delinquency among adolescents in the government remand homes, Lagos state Nigeria
title_fullStr Perception on the role of parenting style on juvenile delinquency among adolescents in the government remand homes, Lagos state Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Perception on the role of parenting style on juvenile delinquency among adolescents in the government remand homes, Lagos state Nigeria
title_sort perception on the role of parenting style on juvenile delinquency among adolescents in the government remand homes, lagos state nigeria
publisher Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
publishDate 2021
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94532/
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