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The Psycho-socio Effects Of Single Parenthood On Adolescent Self Concept
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Due to the single parent
unpinning of the child especially the female children most of them end
up having unwanted pregnancy (pregnancies) Ogunde (1983) indicates that
most of the adolescent girls that become pregnant are those with low
education, inferior self image and are therefore----------
And the
socio-economic status of the family. Touliato et al (1978) examined that
it is an important factor in the scholastic achievement of a child “a
child when born is neither good nor bad but the home in which he lives
shapes him. Right from childhood, parents are supposed to inculcate
societal norms and values through the use of reward, to reinforce
positive behavior, and punishment, to stamp out the undesirables
behavior.
Maslow (1976) in his theory of hierarchy of needs and
sequential development of man contended that man has five “basic needs’
which are hierarchy. These are, oxygen, water, food, shelter and love or
sense of belonging.
A person that is denied any of these basic needs
at early childhood grows up to be a mal-adjusted individual,. For the
survival of a child therefore, the family is the only institution that
can see to the satisfaction of these basic needs. These show the
indispensable role that a family plays in the total development of an
individual. If however, the type of family- structure that adults keep
or the home they provide is defective, it could hinder th normal growth
and intellectual development of their children. Consequently, his
academic achievement will be defected.
Family structure therefore
refers to the over-all make-up of a home as dictated and designed by the
parents, and this has direct bearings on the child’s academic
achievement. Also children raised in an intact family attain superior
academic and occupational achievement, compared with children who were
products of a disrupted family.
Education
The educational level of
parents also contribute to the behavioural maturity of children, single
parents who do not have a full high school education result in lower
wage earning potential and can suffer from a higher incidence of health
problem, because of this children can suffer from aggression, depression
and anxiety, as noted by author Katti gray from research studies done
by Princeton University beginning in 2007, in her article “Broken Tiesâ€
from the journal Diverse, she claims that the higher the education in
parents produces more opportunities for the child, and possibly
contributes to better behavior moreso, single parenting and the economic
struggles are often associated with raising a child in the society.
1.11 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
This
study will assist student, by single-parents by exposing them to many
variables that may contribute tot heir poor academic performance, and
behavior wise, it will help in awakening parents to their
responsibilities and finish them with the necessary information in how
to influence their children holistic development social and
interpersonal relationship with their parents and peer group positively.
It will also help the facilitators, academic authorities, and
counselors or psychologist to have board knowledge of the problem of
single parents and its effects on the psychological and social
adjustment on the adolescents to assist them.
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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---
