TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page i
Certification ii
Dedication
Acknowledgement iv
Table of Contents vi
List of Tables
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 10
Research Questions 15
Research Hypotheses 14
Purpose of the Study 15
Significance of the Study 15
Operational Definitions of Terms 16
Scope of the Study 17
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Preamble 18
Concept of parenting styles 18
Categories of parenting styles 20
Concept and Nature of Bullying Behaviour 28
Types of Bullying Behaviour 32
Prevalence of Bullying Behaviour 33
Influence of Parenting Style on Bullying Behaviour of In-School Adolescents 35
Empirical Studies on Influence of Parenting Style on Bullying Behaviour
of In-School Adolescents 39
Summary of the Reviewed Related Literature 46
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Preamble 48
Research Design 48
Population, Sample and Sampling Techniques 48
Instrumentation 50
Psychometric Properties of the Instrument 50
Procedure for Administration and Collection of Data 51
Procedure for Scoring 52
Method of Data Analysis 53
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS
Preamble 54
Demographic Data 54
Hypotheses Testing 59
Summary of the Findings 65
CHAPTER FIVE
DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Preamble 68
Discussion 68
Conclusion 73
Implications for Counselling 74
Recommendations 75
Suggestions for Further Studies 76
REFERENCES 77
APPENDIX 88
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Percentage Distribution of Respondents Based on Gender 55
Table 2: Percentage Distribution of Respondents Based on Age 55
Table 3: Percentage Distribution of respondents based on Religion 56
Table 4: Percentage Distribution of Respondents Based on Class 56
Table 5: Mean and Rank Order of the Parenting Styles Experienced by the
Respondents 57
Table 6: Mean and Rank Order of the Respondents’ Bullying Behaviour 58
Table 7: Pearson ‘r’ Showing Relationship between Parenting Styles and
Bullying Behaviour of the Respondents 59
Table 8: Pearson ‘r’ Showing Relationship between Parenting Styles and
Bullying Behaviour of the Younger Respondents 60
Table 9: Pearson ‘r’ Showing Relationship between Parenting Styles and
Bullying Behaviour of the Older Respondents 61
Table 10: Pearson ‘r’ Showing Relationship between Parenting Styles and
Bullying Behaviour of the Male Respondents 61
Table 11: Pearson ‘r’ Showing Relationship between Parenting Styles and
Bullying Behaviour of the Female Respondents 62
Table 12: Pearson ‘r’ Showing Relationship between Parenting Styles and
Bullying Behaviour of the Senior Secondary Respondents 63
Table 13: Pearson ‘r’ Showing Relationship between Parenting Styles and
Bullying Behaviour of the Junior Secondary Respondents 64
Table 14: Pearson ‘r’ Showing Relationship between Parenting Styles and
Bullying Behaviour of the Non-Muslim Respondents 64
Table 15: Pearson ‘r’ Showing Relationship between Parenting Styles and
Bullying Behaviour of the Muslim Respondents 65
ABSTRACT
Bullying at school is a serious issue for a long time. The relationship between parents and children possesses certain characteristics that explain permanent impact of one upon the other. This study investigated influence of parenting styles on bullying behaviour of in-school adolescents in Ilorin metropolis.
The study was a survey research. The population of this study comprised all in-school adolescents in Ilorin metropolis while 300 respondents were used as sample size in the study. A questionnaire titled “Influence of Parenting Styles on Bullying Behaviour Questionnaire” (IPSBBQ) was used as an instrument to collect data needed for the study. The variables taken into consideration were gender, age, religion and class. Mean and rank order analysis were used to answer the main research questions while the nine null hypotheses formulated were tested using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) statistical techniques.
The findings of the study revealed that parents do set limits for me in terms of behaviours; interact with me very well; and expect me to follow rules and regulations they set out. The findings also revealed that in-school adolescents do not engaged in bullying behaviours in the sense that, in the last 6 weeks, respondents were not beaten up by someone stronger than they are; subjected to punishment by someone stronger than they are; threaten by someone stronger than they are. It was also found that there significant relationship existed between parenting styles and bullying behaviour of in-school adolescents in Ilorin metropolis. Also, there was significant relationship in the parenting styles and bullying behaviour of in-school adolescents in Ilorin metropolis based on age, gender, religion and in-school adolescents from senior school but no significant relationship was found between the parenting styles and bullying behaviour of in-school adolescents from junior school.
Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that parents are here by encouraged to improve on their relationship with their adolescents and choose the right parenting style that will help the adolescents to behave socially among his peer group and perform well in the academic aspects. The counsellors in educational system should make efforts in ensuring that in- school adolescents’ unwanted behaviours are modified through behavioural modification process.The government should as a matter of urgency map out programmes that will improve the standard of living of in- school adolescents’ parents so that they can properly cater for their children.
