Parental styles and its influence on the emotional well-being of senior high school students of Asikuma Odoben-Brakwa in the central region, Ghana

Abstract

The study investigated Parental Styles and its Influence on The Emotional Well-Being of Senior High School Students of Asikuma Odoben-Brakwa in the Central Region, Ghana. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used for the study, along with a quantitative approach. One hundred and fifty students were selected for the study using a multi-stage sampling technique. Questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. The study found that parents of students mostly used authoritarian parenting styles compared to authoritative, permissive and uninvolved parenting styles; students' emotional well-being was positive at Asikuma Odoben-Brakwa Senior High School. It was concluded that parents' different parenting styles and emotional well-being influence students. It was recommended that the guidance coordinator and Parent Teacher Association should organise guidance training for parents on the effects of parental styles.