INFLUENCE OF SINGLE-PARENTING ON THE EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF ADOLESCENTS IN EPE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
The rising prevalence of single-parent households and their potential impact on adolescents’ emotional development motivated the research. The study investigates single parenting and its impact on the emotional well-being of two hundred and fifty adolescents in the Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State. The study used a cross-sectional descriptive study, targeting 250 adolescents aged 10 to 19 years from public and private secondary schools. Stratified random sampling was used. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire titled “Influence of Single Parenting on the Emotional Well-Being of Adolescents”. Statistical analyses were conducted using T-tests to compare differences between groups and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation to examine relationships between variables. The results revealed that adolescents from two-parent households had significantly higher emotional well-being compared to those from single-parent households (t=2.136, p=0.001). A positive and significant correlation between single parenting and emotional well-being (r=0.341, p
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