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JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL POLICY (JHSP )

E-ISSN 2545-5729
P-ISSN 2695 2416
VOL. 11 NO. 2 2025
DOI: 10.56201/jhsp.vol.11.no2.2025.pg122.136

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Perceived Parenting styles and childhood Behaviour as Predictors of Aggressive Behaviour Among Undergraduate Students

Ugwu, Chika Gloria, Chikwendu, Chimezie Emmanuel, Douglas, John Ufuoma, Agu, Laurine Chikamneto

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Abstract

The study investigated perceived parenting styles and childhood behavior as predictors of aggressive behavior among undergraduate students, with one hundred and ninety-seven (197) undergraduate students that comprises of 124 females and 73 males with age range of 17-25 a mean age of 20.65 and S. D of 2.147 were drawn as participants using multi-stage (cluster, simple: balloting and purposive) sampling techniques from Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT). Baumrid (1971) Parental care scale, Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire (Felitti et al, 1998) and Aggressive Behaviour Scale (Orpinas, 2001) were used for data collections, correlational design was used, the statistical test that was used for data analysis is multiple hierarchical regression using SPSS version 27. The findings revealed that parenting styles (authoritarian St?= -.077, t= -.482, permissive St?= .081, t= .477, authoritative St?= - .147, t= -.867 at p< .05) failed to predict aggressive behaviour among undergraduate students. Childhood trauma St?= .122, t= .730 at p< .05 failed to predict aggressive behaviour among undergraduate. The predictor variables at r= .197 are not related to aggressive behaviour, they contributed 3.9% variation to aggressive behaviour at r2= .039, and childhood trauma and parenting styles jointly failed to predict aggressive behaviour. Hence, clinicians should try and help student to be able to get positive cognitive process. Parents should try and help students to be open minded and be positive in their thought.

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