Learning Behaviours of Adolescents in Senior High Schools: Exploring the Impact of Authoritative and Authoritarian Parenting Styles as Determinants

Abstract

The significant roles of parents in the success of their children, including their leaning behaviour that determines their performance is undoubtedly paramount. However, those various roles of parents may largely depend on the style(s) they adopt in their parental endeavours. The purpose of study was to examine the impact of parenting style on the learning behaviour of adolescents in the Senior High School in the Kumasi Metropolis in Ghana. To accomplish this, a descriptive survey research design procedure using a quantitative approach was employed. A sample size of 317 respondents was used for the study. Questionnaire was used to obtain data from the respondents. The data was analysed using inferential statistics (Pearson Product Moment Correlation). The study revealed that generally, the learning behaviour of adolescents in the Senior High Schools in the Kumasi Metropolis was greatly influenced by the type of parenting style the parents adopt. Conclusions and Recommendations are made in this work.

Keywords: Parenting, Authoritarian, Authoritative, Parents, Adolescent.

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/12-07-01

Publication date:March 31^st 2021