Role of parental involvement, conflict resolution, and perceived social acceptance on bullying tendency among adolescents
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Abstract Adolescence is a developmental stage that comprises some basic interactional processes with parents, which can be described as gaining autonomy while maintaining relatedness. Studying how parental involvement, conflict resolution, and perceived social acceptance predict bullying tendency among adolescents is especially important while seeking to understand the challenges of this developmental stage that is characterized by different disruptive behaviours. This study investigated the role of parental involvement, conflict resolution, and perceived social acceptance on bullying tendency among adolescents in secondary school in Egbeda local government, Oyo state, Nigeria. The demographic variable of gender was also considered. The study makes use of Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory, and Evolutionary Theory by Darwin, among other theories to explain the construct. Standardized questionnaires: The Modified Aggression Scale, Parental Involvement Scale, Conflict Resolution Style Inventory and Perceived Acceptance Scale were used to collect data from 649 adolescents in secondary school in Egbeda local government, Oyo state. A total of 606 questionnaires were completed and analysed using intercorrelation, t-tests and multiple regression (57.4% female and 42.6% male, average age of 16). The study showed a 65.5% prevalence of bullying among adolescent students of selected secondary schools in Egbeda local government, Oyo state. The findings indicated that there is no predictor role of parental involvement in bullying tendency. However, correlational analysis showed that there is a negative relationship between parental involvement and bullying tendency among adolescents. It also finds that conflict resolution dimensions significantly predict bullying tendency among adolescents. Perceived social acceptance does not significantly predict bullying tendency among adolescents. We also found significant gender differences on bullying among adolescents. The findings of this study established that among adolescents, psychosocial factors are significant predictors of bullying behaviours. It is therefore suggested that an intervention program that will include parents, teachers, and professionals such as psychologists, counsellors and social workers that can curb bullying tendencies among adolescents should be established.
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