Relationship between Perceived Parental Involvement and Adherence to Treatment of Adolescents in Rehabilitation Centres in Kiambu County, Kenya
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2024-06
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
Adolescent substance use is a concern to families, schools, psychologists, and society at large as it hampers the ability to achieve personal and national goals. Despite the government’s intention to institute policies to assist with adolescent treatment, there is scarce information on parental involvement in adolescent treatment while in rehabilitation. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between perceived parental involvement and adherence to treatment of adolescent in rehabilitation centres in Kiambu County. Based on family interaction theory, the study utilized a correlational design to establish the relationship between the study variables. The population targeted was all adolescents undergoing treatment in various rehabilitation centres in Kiambu County. Multistage sampling was used to obtain the sample. It involved identifying the rehabilitation centres that admitted adolescents and secondly identifying the adolescents to participate in the study. A questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze demographic factors, levels of adherence to treatment and perceived parental involvement. Correlation between perceived parental involvement and adherence to treatment was established using Spearman’s Rank correlation coefficient. The study found that adolescents living with single mothers scored higher on adherence to treatment. It also found that adolescents rated their fathers’ involvement higher than their mothers’ involvement. There was a markedly weak relationship between perceived parental involvement and adherence to treatment among adolescents. The study recommended that counsellors and psychologists working in in-patient treatment facilities make considerations for the nature and form of maternal involvement to ensure that mother-child dynamics do not dilute the effectiveness of treatment programs.
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A Research Project Submitted to the School of Law, Arts and Social Sciences in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Masters of Arts (Counseling Psychology) of Kenyatta University, June 2024.
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Muchiri Karega