Influence of Parenting Style on Academic Performance of Female Secondary School Students in Kabba, Kogi State of Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated on the influence of parenting style on academic performance of female secondary school students in Kabba, Kogi state of Nigeria with the view to identifying the different parenting styles adopted by parent of the in-school girl’s adolescent students; and the extent of these parenting style influences, on adolescent girls’ academic performance in public secondary schools. The study adopted descriptive survey design and 88 students drawn across eight (8) public secondary schools in kabba-bunu Local Government Area of the state using simple random sampling technique. Structural questionnaire (IPSAPFSSS) was the instrument for data collection and its validity and reliability established using Crombach alpha coefficient with an index of 0.76. Frequency and percentage as well as mean and standard deviation were used in answering the research questions. The result indicated that parents adopt authoritarian parenting styles on their in-school female students which is also more effective among others in influencing the in-school female student’s academic performance.