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The Psycho-socio Effects Of Single Parenthood On Adolescent Self Concept
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1.8 INTRODUCTION
The rising number of children
who now live in single parent has led to considerable interest in the
effects of family structure on adolescent development. Living with a
single parent has been associated with children’s delinquency alcohol
and substance use. Lower self-esteem, psychiatric problems, early
initiation of sexual intercourse and learning school before graduation. A
growing number researches suggest, however, that single parent family
may different managing for African Nigeria.
Much of the research
which has found detrimental effects of living with a single parent has
be conducted with middle class peoples on the adolescent development
research has found family structure effects that single parent at home
hand a detrimental impact regardless of their person; cooper, pierce and
Tidwell (1995) also concludes that living in a single-parent or step
parent family is a risk factor for increased doing and alcohol use on
the adolescent. Psychosocial outcomes and family process were compares
that the higher marijuana use among youths living with their single
parent and extended family adversely affects psychosocial development
on the adolescent self concept.
1.9 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
To
examine the effects of parenting in our society. Also comparing the
academic performance of the child, factors on single parent, the
self-esteem and depressive symptoms, parenting attitudes of low-income
and single parents who have young children and young youth.
1.10 RESEARCH PROBLEM
Due
to the adolescent living with their single parent has a detrimental
effect on them most people find it difficult to expose some the social
behavior.
Children who come from single-parent families exhibit
significantly different social behavior than those from intact families.
According to the Texas youth commission children with one parent are at
greater risk of having impulsive, aggressive and anti-social behavior
problems. This can lead to delinquency and possible criminal behavior,
problems. A single-parent may not have the time to balance her
responsibilities with supervising her child, according to author and
clinical nurse Vicky. R. Bowden. Female adolescents living with one
parent are more likely to engage ion sexual activity, smoking,
prostitution, lesbianism and robbery, according to the institute for
American values. This means a higher chance of becoming a teenage
mother. Children of single- parents may also find it more difficult to
form and maintain social relationships than children from intact
families. A child from an intact family has a positive example of a
relationship and has this basis to form solid relationship. The child of
a single-parent does not have such an example.
School behavior: A
child’s behaviour at school can be dramatically affected when there is
one less parent in the home according to the institute of America
values children from single-parent families skip school, cut class are
late almost 30 percent more than children from intact families, with
only one parent in the home, a child may have less supervision when it
comes to staying out of trouble, single parent has to juggle work,
home, finances and bringing up a child on his own which can be
overwhelming. According to father for life. Org, 71 percent of high
school dropouts come from homes without fathers.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Although recent evidence implies linkages among depression or depressive symptoms , self-esteem, history of childhood abuse, and parenting. Children living in single family homes have different outlooks on life than children raised in a home with two parents.The financial stability, psychological effects, emotional problems, low performance in education all take a toll on childhood when only one parent provides the attitudes, the evidence does not clearly elucidate the relationships among these ... Continue reading---
