INFLUENCE OF COUNSELLING SERVICES ON DELINQUENT ADOLESCENTS OF DIFFERENT PARENTING STYLES IN MAINLAND AREA OF LAGOS STATE

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  • GLORIA U. KING–KENECHUKWU
  • AUGUSTINE C. UKWUEZE Faculty of Education National Open University of Nigeria Abuja

Keywords:

Counselling, delinquent adolescents, parental styles

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of counselling services on delinquent in-school adolescents from different parental styles in secondary schools in Mainland Area of Lagos State. It employed the quasi-experimental research design with a total population of 2,525 junior and senior secondary school students in Mainland Area of Lagos State. A total of 120 male and female students were selected through purposive sampling technique as the sample size. An instrument entitled Counselling Delinquent Students Inventory (CDSI) was constructed and validated by two experts in guidance and counselling with a reliability index of 0.82. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while multiple regression and t-test were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level. It was revealed that parental styles have significant influence on the behaviour patterns of students in secondary schools. Students from democratic homes are well behaved unlike students from authoritarian and permissive homes. Individual and group counselling services should be extended to parents to enlighten them on the dangers of authoritarian or permissive parenting style of child rearing.

DOI: https://doie.org/10.10318/SER.2026749870

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2026-06-28

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KING–KENECHUKWU, G. U. ., & UKWUEZE, A. C. (2026). INFLUENCE OF COUNSELLING SERVICES ON DELINQUENT ADOLESCENTS OF DIFFERENT PARENTING STYLES IN MAINLAND AREA OF LAGOS STATE. Sokoto Educational Review, 25(1), 266–284. Retrieved from https://www.sokedureview.org/index.php/SER/article/view/619

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Vol. 25 No. 1 (2026): Sokoto Educational Review

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