INFLUENCE OF PARENTING STYLE ON FAMILY VALUE REORIENTATION IN KEFFI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

Family is a basic unit in the society which traditionally consists of two parents rearing their children for effective inculcation of societal values and providing necessary as well as acceptable orientation. A reoriented society cannot exist without a reoriented family in which parenting is crucial. The study thus investigated the influence of parenting styles on family value reorientation. in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. To guide the study, three research questions were raised while three null hypotheses were formulated. The study adopted descriptive survey design. A sample of 380 respondents were randomly selected among senior secondary school students from ten randomly selected senior secondary schools in Keffi Local Government of Nasarawa State. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire tagged “Parenting Styles on Family Value Reorientation Questionnaire (PSFVRQ)” was content validated and has a reliability coefficient of 0.82. Data collected were analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of the study revealed that the most popular parenting styles experienced by students in Keffi Local Government is permissive style followed by authoritarian style and authoritative style of parenting. It was found that authoritative, authoritarian and permissive parenting styles had significance influence on family value orientation in Keffi Local Government Area. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that counsellors should organise counselling services and therapies for parents on authoritative, authoritarian and permissive parenting styles.