PARENTING STYLE AND SELF ESTEEM AS PREDICTORS OF SUICIDAL IDEATION AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN ISI ALA NGWA, ABIA STATE

UWAOMA, Blessing Chiamaka and ANICHE, ALEXANDER and Isiwu, Prisca and Chinawa, Francis Chukwuemeka (2023) PARENTING STYLE AND SELF ESTEEM AS PREDICTORS OF SUICIDAL IDEATION AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN ISI ALA NGWA, ABIA STATE. GOUni Journal of Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, 11 (1). pp. 212-226. ISSN 2550-7265

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Abstract

health problem, while suicidal ideation is a thought process that may lead to suicide, the parenting style and self-esteem of individuals are necessary phenomena. Hence; this study investigated the influence of parenting style and self-esteem on suicidal ideation among adolescents. 137 students were randomly selected from four secondary schools (Christian intellectual academy, Rising Stars academy, Mbutu Ngwa secondary school, St. Ephraim high school) in Isi Ala Ngwa south local Government Area of Abia State. The participants comprised sixty-one (66) males and seventy-one (71) females. The ages of the participants ranged from 13 - 19 years, with a mean deviation (M) of 16.0 and standard deviation (SD) of 2.01. The selection of participants was carried out through simple random sampling technique whereby everyone was given equal chance of being selected. Three instruments were used for data collection; Positive and negative suicide ideation inventory (PANSI), Rosenberg self esteem scale, and Perceived parenting styles scales (PPSS). Two hypotheses were formulated and tested. Cross-sectional survey design was employed for collecting data. Hierarchical multiple regression was the statistics used to analyze the data. The results obtained showed that among the dimensions of parenting styles, only authoritarian parenting style (β = -.17, t = -1.97, p< .05) significantly influenced suicidal ideation among adolescents, while Authoritative (β = .02, t = .22, p> .05) and permissive (β = -.09, t = -1.05, p> .05) parenting styles did not significantly predict suicidal ideation among adolescents. Self-esteem (β = .08, t = .96, p> 05) did not significantly predict suicidal ideation. This implies that adolescents who are lacking in authoritarian parenting style are more likely to engage in suicidal ideation. Therefore, training young people with authoritarian parenting style (a combination of authoritative and permissive parenting) dissuades them not to engage in suicidal ideation.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User: mrs chioma hannah
Date Deposited: 18 Aug 2025 14:08
Last Modified: 18 Aug 2025 14:08
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/5044

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