The Effect of Parenting on Teenagers’ Decision to Drop out of School

Previous research hasindicated the gravity of both parenting and parental bond on a child’ssuccessful upbringing. In this, four main styles of parenting have beenidentified, known as authoritarian, authoritative, permissive and neglectful. Whilerecent research addressed the role of parenting on acad...

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Main Authors: Z. Deniz Aktan, Daniel Handanos
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Language:English
Published: Sakarya University 2018-12-01
Series:Sakarya University Journal of Education
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/612218
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description Previous research hasindicated the gravity of both parenting and parental bond on a child’ssuccessful upbringing. In this, four main styles of parenting have beenidentified, known as authoritarian, authoritative, permissive and neglectful. Whilerecent research addressed the role of parenting on academic success; additionalfactors include self-esteem, behavioural inhibition and behavioural activation; whereas the main types of parentalbond include affectionate constraint, affectionless control, optimal parentingand neglectful parenting. The current study takes the aforementioned researchone step further by examining if self-esteem, strength of goal orientation,parental bond and their parent’s child rearing method has an effect on ateenagers’ decision to drop out of school. Results indicated that thepermissive parenting style and affectionate constraint were the best predictorsof student’s decision to remain in education. Additionally, participants whohad decided to drop out of school displayed lower levels of self-esteem,behavioural inhibition and behavioural activation.
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spelling doaj-art-3fa46a80b9c24c9c82742cdd3e32c1f52025-08-20T03:10:47ZengSakarya UniversitySakarya University Journal of Education2146-74552018-12-018419821310.19126/suje.43624928The Effect of Parenting on Teenagers’ Decision to Drop out of SchoolZ. Deniz Aktan0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1757-2024Daniel Handanos1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0594-6666IŞIK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, FEN-EDEBİYAT FAKÜLTESİAnglia Ruskin UniversityPrevious research hasindicated the gravity of both parenting and parental bond on a child’ssuccessful upbringing. In this, four main styles of parenting have beenidentified, known as authoritarian, authoritative, permissive and neglectful. Whilerecent research addressed the role of parenting on academic success; additionalfactors include self-esteem, behavioural inhibition and behavioural activation; whereas the main types of parentalbond include affectionate constraint, affectionless control, optimal parentingand neglectful parenting. The current study takes the aforementioned researchone step further by examining if self-esteem, strength of goal orientation,parental bond and their parent’s child rearing method has an effect on ateenagers’ decision to drop out of school. Results indicated that thepermissive parenting style and affectionate constraint were the best predictorsof student’s decision to remain in education. Additionally, participants whohad decided to drop out of school displayed lower levels of self-esteem,behavioural inhibition and behavioural activation.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/612218parenting stylesparental bondbehavioural inhibitionbehavioural activationschool dropoutebeveynlik stiliebeveyn tutumudavranışsal ketlenmedavranışsal etkinlikokulu bırakma.
spellingShingle Z. Deniz Aktan
Daniel Handanos
The Effect of Parenting on Teenagers’ Decision to Drop out of School
Sakarya University Journal of Education
parenting styles
parental bond
behavioural inhibition
behavioural activation
school dropout
ebeveynlik stili
ebeveyn tutumu
davranışsal ketlenme
davranışsal etkinlik
okulu bırakma.
title The Effect of Parenting on Teenagers’ Decision to Drop out of School
title_full The Effect of Parenting on Teenagers’ Decision to Drop out of School
title_fullStr The Effect of Parenting on Teenagers’ Decision to Drop out of School
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of Parenting on Teenagers’ Decision to Drop out of School
title_short The Effect of Parenting on Teenagers’ Decision to Drop out of School
title_sort effect of parenting on teenagers decision to drop out of school
topic parenting styles
parental bond
behavioural inhibition
behavioural activation
school dropout
ebeveynlik stili
ebeveyn tutumu
davranışsal ketlenme
davranışsal etkinlik
okulu bırakma.
url https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/612218
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