INFLUENCE OF PARENTING STYLES ON SELF-ESTEEM AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KATSINA-ALA TOWN.

This study investigated the influence of parenting styles on self-esteem of secondary school student in Katsina-Ala town. The specific objectives of the study was to investigate the extent to which authoritative parenting style influences self-esteem of students, to ascertain the extent to which permissive parenting style influences self-esteem among the students, to examine the extent to which authoritarian parenting style influence self-esteem among students. Baumrind’s theory of parenting style, Maccoby and Martin’s Two Dimensional Model, Symbolic Interaction theory, Self-determination theory and Terror Management theories were reviewed for the study. The study employed cross sectional survey method and one hundred and ninety eight (198) secondary students were selected using convenience sampling techniques among secondary schools in Katsina-Ala town. The instruments used in the study for data collection were questionnaires. Data collected was analyzed using chi-square for testing of hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that authoritative parenting style has significant influence on self-esteem of secondary school students in Katsina-Ala town; since (X² = 43.58, df = 198, p < 0.05), permissive parenting style has significant influence on self-esteem of secondary school students in Katsina-Ala town; since (X² = 61.32, df = 198, p = 0.05 > 0.01), and authoritarian parenting style has significantly influence on self-esteem of secondary school students in Katsina-Ala town; since (X² = 13.69, df = 8, p < 0.05). It was recommended based on findings that there is need for religious organizations’ involvement in the training and retraining of parents in the improvement of their children’s upbringings which can better their wellbeing likewise self-esteem.