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Influence of Perceived Parenting Styles on Peer Pressure Among Undergraduate Students

Anike, Raphael Ugwu, Chinawa, Francis Chukwuemeka, Ekwo, Jude Chukwudi, Umeokonkwo, Chidimma Nkoli, Amadi, Martins Ikechukwu, Douglas, John Ufuoma, Omeje, Obiageli, Eze Petra Nkechinyere, Nwali

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of perceived parenting styles on peer pressure among undergraduate students, with three hundred and ninety-four (394) undergraduate students comprising 291 females and 103 males with a mean age of 21.76 and S.D of 5.07 were selected using multi-stage (cluster, simple random: by balloting and purposive) sampling techniques as participants from Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu. Parental care scale and Peer Pressure Scale (PPS) were used for data collection, an ANOVA design was adopted, while ANOVA statistics using SPSS version 27 was used for data analysis. Results revealed that parenting styles (authoritative f= 2.310, authoritarian f= 1.320 and permissiveness f= .788 at p< .05) did not significantly influence peer influence among adolescents. The predictor variables contributed 65.7% variation to peer influence at r2= .657 and a framework of 8.6% at adjusted r2= .086. Therefore, educational institutions should develop effective methodologies to address and mitigate peer pressure within their environments.

Keywords

PerceivedParentingStylesPeerPressureStudentsUndergraduate

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