Adolescents' Perceptions of Parental Behaviors: Emotional Interactions, Supervision/Monitoring and Disciplinary Measures In Relation To Their Manifest Aggression
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Date
2010
Authors
Kinai, T. K.
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Journal for the Advancement of Educational research
Abstract
Objectives of the study were to: (i) Assess adolescents' manifest aggression (MA), (ii)
Establish the relationship between adolescent MA and parental emotional interactions,
supervision/monitoring, disciplinary measures, consistency in enforcing discipline, family
interactions and parents' income.(iii) Find out the magnitude of parental variables influencing
adolescent MA. Six hundred and seventy two participants were stratified and randomly selected
from six secondary schools in Nairobi County. Findings showed that adolescent MA scores
ranged from 2 - 37 with X = 16.6610. Approximately 85.5% had low aggression 11-20.There
was positive relationship between hostile, punitive, rejecting, inconsistent parental behaviour and
adolescent MA. Boys were found to be more aggressive than girls; findings were significant at
Chi-square test of p < 0.05. The greatest instigator of MA was disciplinary measures 34.2%,
family interactions 18.0%; the least was parents' income 9.6%. Intervention is needed to
suppress adolescent MA developmental continuity and to teach parents the importance of
establishing good relations with their children
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Journal for the Advancement of Educational Research (2010), vol.7 (1)