Authoritarian parenting style, self-esteem, and perceived academic performance among adolescents
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2023-01-11Author
Jella Guo, Christine
Juuko, George William
Longole, Esther Joy
Nakato, Jolly
Nalubega, Phiona
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The study sought to examine the relationships between authoritarian parenting style, selfesteem, and perceived academic performance among adolescents. The sample consisted of 200
adolescent secondary school students (85 male and 115 female) between the ages of 13-27
years of age. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaires and analyzed using the
Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 25. Pearson(r) product Correlation
Coefficients were used to test the hypotheses. The study results revealed a statistically
significant negative relationship between authoritarian parenting style and self-esteem (r = -
0.323, p < .001), and a significant positive relationship between self-esteem and perceived
academic performance (r = .334, p <.01). However, the study results revealed that authoritarian
parenting style did not have a significant relationship with perceived academic performance (r
= -.071, p =.322). Conclusively, the study indicated that high levels of authoritarian parenting
were associated with low self-esteem and a likelihood of poor academic performance; as
evidenced from the finding that high self-esteem was associated with increased perceived
academic performance.