Adoptive Parenting Style: Emotional Wellbeing And Coping Strategies Of Orphanage Adolescents In Osun State, Nigeria

Wasiu Olasunkanmi Adeniyi; Gloria Aghogho Okunola

doi:10.26740/bikotetik.v10n1.p1-12

Authors

Wasiu Olasunkanmi Adeniyi Obafemi Awolowo University
Gloria Aghogho Okunola Obafemi Awolowo University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26740/bikotetik.v10n1.p1-12

Keywords:

Adoptive parenting style, emotional wellbeing, coping strategies and orphanage adolescents.

Abstract

The study investigated the level of emotional well-being of orphanage adolescents in Osun State, Nigeria (based on sex and adolescence stage) and assessed the influence of adoptive parenting style on their emotional well-being. It determined the influence of sex on their emotional well-being and ascertained the coping strategies that are usually employed by the orphanage adolescents on their emotional well-being. Descriptive survey design was employed for the study. The sample comprised 167 adolescents selected from six orphanages across Osun State, Nigeria. An adapted instrument titled "Questionnaire on Emotional Well-being of Orphanage Adolescents and Coping Strategies (QEOAC), which comprised four scales was used to collect data from the participants. The instrument was dully validated for construct and content validity and the reliability conducted showed that Cronbach Split-half and Spearman-Brown results obtained were 0.84 and 0.88 respectively. The results showed that 136 (81.4%) and 31(18.6%) orphanage adolescents demonstrated high and moderate levels of emotional well-being respectively. Result indicated that; building a bright future = 4.5329, being hopeful in spite of situation = 4.3413 and building hope on educational success = 4.0599 were the coping strategies mostly used by orphanage adolescents. Also, the result indicated a significant influence of adoptive parenting style (t-test = 66.976, df = 166) and sex (t-test of -2.974, d.f = 165, p > 0.05) on emotional well-being of orphanage adolescents. It was concluded that orphanage adolescents in Osun State, Nigeria had a high level of emotional well-being and that adoptive parenting and sex of the adolescents affect their emotional well-being.

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