An assessment of the Impact of Parental Care Deprivation on In-school Adolescents Behavioural Problems in Ilorin Metropolis

Abstract

Parenting plays very crucial roles in adolescents “transition to adulthood”.
It has been recognized as a major vehicle in socializing the child. This
study therefore, examined the impact of parental care deprivation on
in-school adolescents’ behaviour problems. The study also investigated
whether variables such as gender and years of working experience,
would influence respondents views. The research method adopted for
this study was descriptive survey. The population of the study consisted
of all secondary teachers in Ilorin metropolis. An instrument titled “Impact
of Parental Care Deprivation on In-School Adolescents’ Behaviour
Problem Questionnaire (IPDIABPQ) was used to obtain data from 300
randomly selected respondents. Percentages, mean and rank order
analysis were employed to analyse the demographic data and to answer 

the main research question while t-test and (ANOVA) was used to test
the research hypotheses at 5% level of significance. The study revealed
that impact of parental care deprivation on in-school adolescents include:
development of inferiority complex; tendencies for rebellion, discipline
problems in schools; over-dependence on others and poor academic
achievement among others. The study further revealed that gender and
years of working experience significantly influenced the perception of
respondents on the impact of parental care on in school adolescent
behaviour problems. Based on the findings of this study, it is
recommended that parents should be assisted to learn how to give
appropiate care and support to their children in the areas of cognitive,
physical, social, emotional and intellectual development so that the
children can develop good and acceptable behaviour in the school, home
and society at large, Parents should be encouraged to spend more time
with their children so that they can easily discover the type of behaviour
their children exhibit.