Parenting Style and Involvement in Drug Abuse among Secondary School Students in Calabar Education Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria.

Abstract

The main thrust of this study was to examine the influence of parenting styleand involvement in drug abuse among secondary school students in Calabar Education Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of this study. One hypothesis was formulated to guide the study. Literature review was carried out accordingly. Survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample of 408 students was used for the study. The selection was done through the stratified random sampling technique. The questionnaire titled Parenting style, and Students’ Involvement in Drug Abuse Questionnaire (PSSIDAQ) was the instrument used for data collection. The instrument was validated by two experts from Measurement/Evaluation and one from Guidance and Counselling. The reliability estimate of the instruments was established through Cronbach Alpha reliability method. One way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test the hypothesis under study. The hypothesis was tested at .05 level of significance. The result of the analysis revealed that parenting style significantly influence students’ involvement in drug abuse in Calabar Education Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that Guidance and counselling unit should be established in schools to enable students who have social adjustment problem to be guided.