Influence of Parenting Style on Emotional Stability and Suicide Ideation

Abstract

The alarming rate of secondary school students in Nigeria are showing signs of emotional disturbances and committing suicide poses a huge source of concern to stakeholders in education and the general public. The study investigated the influence of parenting styles on suicide ideation and emotional stability of secondary school students. Four research questions and four null hypotheses guided the study. Ex-post-facto research design was adopted to carry out the study in South Eastern Nigeria. 300 secondary school students participated in the study. The Emotional Stability Questionnaire (ESQ), Columbia Suicide Severity Risk Scale (C-SSRS) and Parenting Style Questionnaire (PSQ) were adapted by the researcher and used for data collection in the study. The instruments trial tested on (40) forty students. The reliability coefficient(s) of 0.93, 0.91 and 0.89 respectively were obtained for C-SSRS, ESQ and PSQ respectively using Cronbach’s Alpha. The data collected for the study with the instruments were organized in tables and analyzed using Mean, Standard Deviation and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The findings of the study revealed that parenting styles have no significant influence on students’ emotional stability. It also, depicted that parenting style has a critical but significant influence on students’ suicide ideation. Gender has a significant influence on students’ emotional swims and stability. Similarly, it showed that gender has a significant influence on students’ suicide ideation.

Key Words: Emotional Stability; Parenting Styles; Suicide; Suicidal Ideation; Students.

DOI: 10.7176/JCSD/74-04

Publication date: January 30^th 2025