Authoritarian parenting style, self-esteem, and perceived academic performance among adolescents

Abstract

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.