Influence of Parental Bonding and Peer Bullying on adolescent's Mental well Being
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Pumark Nigeria Limited [Educational Publishers] # 173 Ipaja Road, Iyana-Orile Bus-Stop, Agege, P. 0 .Box 1727, Agege, Lagos. Tel: 08022235233, 08033449404
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This study investigated the influence of parents li
bonding and bullying on adolescents mental well-being.
Participants were 370 secondary school students randomlv
selected from four secondary schools in Ijebu-North Local
Government Area of Ogun State. Of the 370 participanb 20lJ
(56.5%) were males while 269 (73.4°/.)) were females.
Participants' mean age was 16.6 (±3.25). Data were collected
using structured questionnaires consisting of widely-used and
empirically validated measures of the variables of study.
Results indicated that age (r = -.14; p<.05), sex (r = -.15; p <.OS),
and bullying (r = -.35; p<.01) were significantly but negativelv
related to paternal bonding. Results further indicated that onlv
paternal bonding (r = .14; p<.05) was significantly related lo
mental well-being. In other words, the greater the adolescent's
paternal bonding the better his/her mental well-being, and .
vice versa. Interestingly, bullying was not associated with
mental well-being (r = -.05; p>.05). Also, maternal bonding
was not significantly associated with mental well-being (r = -
.02: p>.05). These results were discussed and the need measures a1med at enhancing adolescents' well-being as well
as the need for more research in the area was highlighted
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BF Psychology