Self-esteem, Parenting Styles and Adolescent Depression among Senior Secondary School Students in Oyo State

Abstract

This study examined the influence of self-esteem and parenting styles on
adolescent depression among senior secondary school students in Oyo State.
The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population of
the study comprised of all public SSS 3 students (55,728) of which 2,884 were
sampled, using the Multistage sampling procedure. Questionnaire was used to
gather data. Data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Result showed: low (mild) level of depression (x?
= 2.240); high level of selfesteem
in area of self-acceptance (x?
= 2.787) and low level in area of selfconfidence
(x?
= 2.493); authoritarian parenting style is mostly adopted (x?
=
2.728) by the students’ parents; there is a significant joint influence of selfesteem
and parenting styles on adolescent depression (F6, 2540 = 9.974;
P<0.05); self-acceptance (? = -.098; t = -2.698; P<0.05), self-confidence (?
= -.160; t = 3.009; P<0.05), authoritarian parenting style (? = .151; t =
2.991; P<0.05), and permissive parenting style (? = .081; t = 2.317; P<0.05)
all have significant relative influence on adolescent depression except
authoritative parenting style (? = -.065; t = -.721; P>0.05). The study
recommended among others that parents should use authoritative parenting
style.