Relationships between parental attachment, peer attachment and stress among school-going adolescents in Akwa Ibom state Nigeria

Parent-adolescent relationship has been viewed as a crucial factor in the outcome of stress among adolescents. In addition to the stressors in home environment, school-going adolescents spend most of their waking hours within the school environment which also potentially contribute to stress. Empiri...

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Main Authors: Abia, Edidiong Maurice, Hasbullah, Muslihah, Daud, Mohd Najmi
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Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103042/
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author Abia, Edidiong Maurice
Hasbullah, Muslihah
Daud, Mohd Najmi
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Hasbullah, Muslihah
Daud, Mohd Najmi
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description Parent-adolescent relationship has been viewed as a crucial factor in the outcome of stress among adolescents. In addition to the stressors in home environment, school-going adolescents spend most of their waking hours within the school environment which also potentially contribute to stress. Empirical investigation has been very scanty with regards to the relationships among stress, parental and peer attachments among school-going adolescents in Nigeria. This study was a cross-sectional survey which drew participants, using a stratified random sampling technique, from three senatorial zones of Akwa Ibom state in Nigeria. Data were collected using a standardized, reliable and valid measures of the study variables among the 372 school-going adolescents. Results showed that parental attachment (r = -.107, p<.05) and peer attachment (r = -.190; p<.01) were significantly associated with stress. Results also indicated that parental attachment and peer attachment, significantly predicted stress. Peer attachment was found to be the strongest predictor of stress (?= -.24, p< .01). Practically, the study offered parents/guardians, home managers and educational institutions useful suggestions on reducing and mitigating the effects of stress. Stress reduction through healthy parental and peer attachment can be enhanced by organizing school-based psycho-educational with focus on parental and peer attachment.
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spelling upm-1030422024-06-30T23:34:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103042/ Relationships between parental attachment, peer attachment and stress among school-going adolescents in Akwa Ibom state Nigeria Abia, Edidiong Maurice Hasbullah, Muslihah Daud, Mohd Najmi Parent-adolescent relationship has been viewed as a crucial factor in the outcome of stress among adolescents. In addition to the stressors in home environment, school-going adolescents spend most of their waking hours within the school environment which also potentially contribute to stress. Empirical investigation has been very scanty with regards to the relationships among stress, parental and peer attachments among school-going adolescents in Nigeria. This study was a cross-sectional survey which drew participants, using a stratified random sampling technique, from three senatorial zones of Akwa Ibom state in Nigeria. Data were collected using a standardized, reliable and valid measures of the study variables among the 372 school-going adolescents. Results showed that parental attachment (r = -.107, p<.05) and peer attachment (r = -.190; p<.01) were significantly associated with stress. Results also indicated that parental attachment and peer attachment, significantly predicted stress. Peer attachment was found to be the strongest predictor of stress (?= -.24, p< .01). Practically, the study offered parents/guardians, home managers and educational institutions useful suggestions on reducing and mitigating the effects of stress. Stress reduction through healthy parental and peer attachment can be enhanced by organizing school-based psycho-educational with focus on parental and peer attachment. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2022 Article PeerReviewed Abia, Edidiong Maurice and Hasbullah, Muslihah and Daud, Mohd Najmi (2022) Relationships between parental attachment, peer attachment and stress among school-going adolescents in Akwa Ibom state Nigeria. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12 (1). pp. 2127-2137. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/12171/Relationships-between-Parental-Attachment-Peer-Attachment-and-Stress-among-School-going-Adolescents-in-Akwa-Ibom-State-Nigeria 10.6007/ijarbss/v12-i1/12171
spellingShingle Abia, Edidiong Maurice
Hasbullah, Muslihah
Daud, Mohd Najmi
Relationships between parental attachment, peer attachment and stress among school-going adolescents in Akwa Ibom state Nigeria
title Relationships between parental attachment, peer attachment and stress among school-going adolescents in Akwa Ibom state Nigeria
title_full Relationships between parental attachment, peer attachment and stress among school-going adolescents in Akwa Ibom state Nigeria
title_fullStr Relationships between parental attachment, peer attachment and stress among school-going adolescents in Akwa Ibom state Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Relationships between parental attachment, peer attachment and stress among school-going adolescents in Akwa Ibom state Nigeria
title_short Relationships between parental attachment, peer attachment and stress among school-going adolescents in Akwa Ibom state Nigeria
title_sort relationships between parental attachment, peer attachment and stress among school-going adolescents in akwa ibom state nigeria
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