IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL POLICY (JHSP )

E-ISSN 2545-5729
P-ISSN 2695 2416
VOL. 10 NO. 6 2024
DOI: 10.56201/jhsp.v10.no6.2024.pg98.108

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Parenting Styles and Social Media Use as Correlates of Body-Image Insecurity Among Adolescents in Cross River State

Oluokun, Temitayo Abimbola (PhD), Okediji, Margaret Oyebimpe, Salawu, Sherifdeen Adewale, Unwanade, Umu Akamusu (PhD)

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Abstract

This study investigated the relationship of parenting styles, social media use and body-image insecurity among secondary school adolescents in Cross River State. Correlational survey research design was adopted for the study as two research questions and two hypotheses were presented to guide the study. The independent variables include parenting styles and social media use while the dependent variable is body- image insecurity. Data were collected using Adolescent Body Image Security Status Questionnaire (ABISSQ) after the establishment of its psychometric properties. A sample size of three hundred and eighty- six (386) students from 11,702 Senior Secondary Two (SS2) in Cross River State were selected for the study. Multiple Regression Analysis and Simple Regression Analysis were used to test the two hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Results from the study revealed that parenting styles and social media use had significant contribution in predicting body-image security status of adolescents in Cross River State. In view of this, it was recommended among others that adolescents should wisely apportion time to the use of social media and actively seek knowledge-inspiring contents instead of dwelling on contents that could harm their body-image security status.

keywords:

Parenting styles, Social Media use, Adolescents, Body-Image Insecurity

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