Parenting Styles, Peer Group Influence and Self-esteem as Predictors of Adolescents' Aggression: The case of Ambo High School Students
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2009-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The objective of the study is to investigate parenting style, peer group
influence, and self esteem as predictors of adolescent aggressions'
among Ambo High School students. Simple random sampling
technique was used to select participants of the study. Data were
collected using questionnaire. One way ANOVA was employed to
examine the relationship between parenting style and adolescent
aggression. Independent sample t-test was employed to see gender
difference in aggression among adolescents. Multiple regression
analysis was employed to evaluate the contribution of parenting
style, peer group influence and self-esteem in predicting adolescents'
aggression. Finally, to examine relative contributions of each
predictor variable in predicting adolescents' aggression stepwise
regression was employed. The findings confirmed that there were
statistically significant differences in physical, verbal, and indirect
aggression among different parenting styles (authoritative,
authoritarian, indulgent, and neglectful). There was significant
gender difference in the score of physical and indirect aggression
among adolescents. However, there was no significant gender
difference in verbal aggression among adolescents. Parenting style
has contributed the highest variance of aggression. Self-esteem
negatively predicts adolescents' aggression, yet peer group influence
positively predicts adolescents' aggression. Finally, conclusions and
suggestions were made in light of the findings.
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Parenting Styles, Peer Group Influence