dc.contributor.author | Kariuki, N. Scolastica | |
dc.contributor.author | Alok, Peter J.O. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kinai, Theresia | |
dc.contributor.author | Gatumu, Haniel Nyaga | |
dc.contributor.author | Ndeke, Florentina Ndunge | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-07-03T08:43:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-07-03T08:43:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-05 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Kariuki, N. S., Aloka, P. J., Kinai, T., Gatumu, H. N., & Ndeke, S. F. N. (2014). Relationship between Adolescents’ Perceptions of Their Parents’ Behaviours and Youths’ Non-Illegal and Minor-Illegal Delinquency in Nairobi Secondary Schools, Kenya. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(7), 390. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/2494/2462 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/71729 | |
dc.description.abstract | The study investigated the relationship between adolescents’ perceptions of
parental behaviours and their involvement in non-
illegal and minor-illegal delinquency in selected secondary schools, in N
airobi County of Kenya. The study was informed by
Parenting models theory, Social Control T
heory and Ego identity versus Role confusion
theory. A co relational survey design
was employed and the participants comprised 219 females and 191 ma
le students selected by us
e of stratified and simple
random sampling methods. Data was collected using questionnaires and a behaviour checklist. Data was analyzed using
parametric correlation statistics. The study revealed that, parental supportiveness was not related to adolescents’ non-illegal
and minor-illegal delinquent behaviours. That is, the adolescents who perceived excessive parental monitoring comprised the
highest percentage of those who were involved in occasional non-illegal (77.6%) and occasional minor-illegal (51.7%)
delinquent behaviours. The highest percentage of the persistent non-illegal (17.5%) and persistent minor-illegal (7.7%)
delinquent behaviours were those who perceived excessive
parental monitoring. The lowest
percentage of the adolescents
who were involved in occasional non-illegal (46.2%) and persistent non-illegal (7.7%) behaviours were those who perceived
low parental monitoring. The results also revealed a significant
positive relationship between adolescents’ perceptions of
parental monitoring and non-illegal, and substance abuse delinquent behaviours. The study recommended psychosocial
training for parents to enhance effective parenting.
Keywords:
relationship, perceptions, supportiveness, monitoring, adolescents’, perceptions, parents, non-illegal, minor- illegal,
delinquency, secondary schools. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.title | Relationship between Adolescents’ Perceptions of Their Parents’ Behaviours and Youths’ Non-Illegal and Minor- Illegal Delinquency in Nairobi Secondary Schools, Kenya | en_US |