Parental Perception of Child Behavior and Parental Abuse as Predictors of Delinquent Behavior among Adolescents in a Military Cantonment in Ibadan, Nigeria
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The study investigated the parental perception of child behavior and parental abuse as predictors of delinquent behavior among adolescents in a Military Cantonment in Ibadan, Nigeria. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design using accidental sampling to sample 200 adolescents for data collection using validated scales. Data collected were analyzed using multiple regression and t-tests of independent samples. The results showed that parental perception of child behavior and parental abuse jointly predicted delinquent behavior among adolescents. Also, parental abuse independently predicted delinquent behavior while parental perception of child behavior did not. Finally, male adolescents scored higher on the delinquent behavior scale than female adolescents. The study concluded that parental perception and parental abuse are strong predictors of delinquent behavior among adolescents in a military cantonment. Therefore, it is recommended that parents should discourage negative behavior such as shouting and beating and encourage positive behavior such as positive relationships and encouragement to their children.
本研究调查了父母对子女行为的看法和父母虐待行为对尼日利亚伊巴丹军营青少年犯罪行为的预测作用。研究采用了横断面调查设计,采用意外抽样法抽取了 200 名青少年样本,使用经过验证的量表收集数据。对收集到的数据进行了多元回归分析和独立样本 t 检验。结果显示,父母对子女行为的看法和父母的虐待行为共同预测了青少年的犯罪行为。此外,父母虐待行为能独立预测青少年的不良行为,而父母对子女行为的看法则不能。最后,男性青少年在不良行为量表上的得分高于女性青少年。研究得出的结论是,父母的认知和父母的虐待行为对军营中青少年的犯罪行为有很强的预测作用。因此,建议父母应劝阻孩子大喊大叫和殴打等消极行为,鼓励孩子积极交往和鼓励等积极行为。