Parenting Styles and Self-Esteem Of Junior High School Parents For Parenting Program Implementation

Abstract

The study investigated and described the relationship between parenting styles and self-esteem among parents of Junior High School students at Commissioner Luis R. Asis National High School. This study used a descriptive-correlational research design which was conducted using a stratified random sample of 654 public Junior High School students in Commissioner Luis R. Asis National High School within the academic year 2022-2023, as a basis also of the sample size of the respondents which is their parents. A research-made instrument validated and tested for reliability was used to gather the data on the socio-demographic profile of the respondents; the level of parenting styles used and the degree of self-esteem of the parents. Descriptive and inferential statistics of the SPSS were analyzed and interpreted using frequency count, percentage, mean, t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson-r. Findings revealed that 1) the level of parenting styles perceived by the respondents as a whole and in terms of authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and neglectful was high, 2) the degree of self-esteem of parents as a whole, and in terms of self-confidence, identity, belongingness, and competence was also high, 3) there was no significant difference in the level of parenting styles perceived by the respondents when grouped according to sex but different when respondents are grouped according to age and educational attainment, 4) there were no significant differences in the degree of self-esteem of the respondents when grouped according to sex, age, and educational attainment, 5) Lastly, the level of parenting styles and the degree of self-esteem of the parents has a positive correlation. It is recommended by the researcher to promote and provide intervention programs in connection to parenting styles and self-esteem development and enhancement of parents.

Keywords: Parenting styles, authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, neglectful, self-esteem, self-confidence, identity, belongingness, and competence