ABSTRACT
This study examined the influence of fathering style on social adjustment among adolescents in Surulere LED of Lagos State.
Four hypotheses were formulated to guide the study.
To achieve this aim, the researcher formulated four hypothesis to guide the study:
There is no significant influence of fathering styles on social adjustment of adolescents.
There is no significant impact of fathering styles on proneness to early pregnancy among female adolescents.
There is no significant cultural impact on fathering style on social adjustment of adolescents.
There is no significant influence of religious impact of fathering style on social adjustment of adolescents.
The sample comprised two hundred (200) participants selected through stratified random sampling from four senior secondary schools in Surulere LED of Lagos State. A well structured questionnaire was administered and used to solicit responses from the respondents.
The analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyse the result at 0.05 level of significance. Fisher’s protected t-test formular was used to do a pairwise comparison of differences in-group means (X) resulting from influence of fathering styles on social adjustment of adolescents. The result of the data analysis obtained indicated as follows:
There is significant influence of fathering styles on social adjustment of adolescents. It was also found out that there is no significant religious impact in fathering style of social adjustment of adolescents.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background of Study
1.2 Statement of Problems
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Research Question
1.5 Research Hypothesis
1.6 Scope of Study
1.7 Significance of study
1.8 Limitation of study
1.9 Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature Review
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Research methodology
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Population of study
3.3 Sampling Design and Procedure
3.4 Data Collection Instrument
3.5 Administration of Data Collection Instrument
3.6 Methods of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Data Presentation and Analysis
4.1 Data Presentation
4.2 Test of Hypothesis
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
5.1 Summary
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendation
References
Questionnaire