The Influence of Parenting Style on Male Juvenile Delinquency: A Case of Kamiti Youth Correction and Training Center (KYCTC), Kiambu County, Kenya (original) (raw)
Related papers
African Journal of Education,Science and Technology, 2021
The rising cases of delinquent behavior among male teenagers is a feedback of sorts that the family structure, which is the nurturing context of children has failed to effectively insulate the teenagers against negative influences. The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of the family structure on male juvenile delinquency at the Kamiti Youth Correction and Training Center (KYCTC), in Kiambu County, Kenya. The study was guided by Family Systems Theory (FST), which views the family as the primary context where the members of the structure relate with each other precipitating the development of individual character traits and patterns of behavior. Therefore, FST practitioners attribute outcomes of an individual to manifestations of sequences of family interaction. The study used purposive sampling method and simple random technique to select a sample of 68 males aged between 15 and 18 years from a target population of 120 delinquents at the KYCTC. Purposive sampling was used to juveniles between 15 and 18 years while random sampling technique was used to select the main sample of 68 out of the population of 120.The study used the ex post facto research design. In this study data was collected through interviews, Focus Group Discussions (FGD) and self-administered questionnaire. Quantitative data collected through questionnaires was analyzed using descriptive statistics with the help of SPSS version 25.0 and qualitative data collected through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions was analyzed through thematic analysis. The study established that majority, 23(33.6%) of the juveniles came from families where parents were absent, 21(30.9%) came from single parents and 16(23.5%) were from grandparent led families. Two-parent families were the least represented among the juvenile delinquents with 8(11.8%) respondents. The findings of the study indicate that a twoparent family structure presents the least risk of breeding juvenile delinquency while, the greatest risk was presented by the absent family structure. These findings point to the critical role the family structure plays in the development and(or) prevention of juvenile delinquency. Based on the findings of this study, the paper recommends that family-centric intervention measures be put in place, considering factors such as: sensitization on the critical role the family structure plays in combating juvenile delinquency, strengthening of the parenting role; encouragement of co-parenting in case of separation; coordination of key stakeholders including the children's department, correction institutions and religious organizations.
IJASS JOURNAL, 2023
Juvenile delinquency has been on the increase all over the world. Research has established a positive correlation between juvenile delinquency and family violence. However, few studies have assessed the relationship between the various family types and juvenile delinquency in Kenya, hence the need for this study. A descriptive survey research design that employed quantitative techniques was utilized. The target population was 360 juvenile delinquents in Embu County. Using Krejcie and Morgan's Table for Determining Sample Size from a Given Population, a sample size of 176 respondents was arrived at. Simple random sampling was used to select the respondents. A questionnaire with both open and closed ended questions was utilized in data collection. Cronbach's Alpha measured the instrument's reliability. A reliability coefficient of 0.805 was achieved indicating that the instrument was reliable. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 26. Data was described using frequencies and percentages. ANOVA was conducted in hypothesis testing and found a significant relationship between family structure and juvenile delinquency. The type of family in which a child was born and bred determines so much whom he becomes in adulthood. Most juvenile delinquents grew up in dysfunctional families characterized by violence, lacking role models from whom the children were to emulate. This study recommends the formulation of parental education programmes to sensitize parents on the role of family in addressing juvenile delinquency. Family being the smallest unit from whence community sprung, there is need to strengthen families of whatever type.
African Research Review, 2010
The incidences of juvenile delinquency have increased in recent years in Kenya. Most of the studies done on Juvenile delinquency have paid little or no attention to family functions as one of the possible causes. This study was carried out in Nakuru town Municipality on former street children on rehabilitation in three homes. The sample was 148 and included all the 30 girls in the three homes and 118 boys selected using the stratified random sampling technique from a population of 241. Three managers of the three homes and six purposively selected parents were included. Two interview schedules and a questionnaire were used to collect data from the respondents. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's moment correlation and t-test. Juvenile delinquency was found to be significantly related to marital stability, family size, marital adjustment and
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2014
The study investigated the relationship between adolescents' perceptions of parental behaviours and their involvement in nonillegal and minor-illegal delinquency in selected secondary schools, in Nairobi County of Kenya. The study was informed by Parenting models theory, Social Control Theory and Ego identity versus Role confusion theory. A co relational survey design was employed and the participants comprised 219 females and 191 male students selected by use of stratified and simple random sampling methods. Data was collected using questionnaires and a behaviour checklist. Data was analyzed using parametric correlation statistics. The study revealed that, parental supportiveness was not related to adolescents' non-illegal and minor-illegal delinquent behaviours. That is, the adolescents who perceived excessive parental monitoring comprised the highest percentage of those who were involved in occasional non-illegal (77.6%) and occasional minor-illegal (51.7%) delinquent behaviours. The highest percentage of the persistent non-illegal (17.5%) and persistent minor-illegal (7.7%) delinquent behaviours were those who perceived excessive parental monitoring. The lowest percentage of the adolescents who were involved in occasional non-illegal (46.2%) and persistent non-illegal (7.7%) behaviours were those who perceived low parental monitoring. The results also revealed a significant positive relationship between adolescents' perceptions of parental monitoring and non-illegal, and substance abuse delinquent behaviours. The study recommended psychosocial training for parents to enhance effective parenting.
2021
Adolescence is a time when juvenile seeks autonomy and develops his own identity. Juvenile delinquency has been a global phenomenon, it has become a major concern of government, parents, schools, and society. To put it into perspective, social scientists agree to classify behaviours against laws and societal norms as delinquent behaviour. The present study examines the role of parenting style on juvenile delinquency, using 170 adolescents with behavioural issues who were place at government remand homes Lagos Nigeria. Simple random sampling was used in selection of the sample. The hypotheses were tested using Pearson correlation at .05 significance level. Results indicate that abusive type of parenting style stands as the main predictor of juvenile delinquency among the adolescent. It is suggested that parent at all levels should step up their parenting effort and adopt authoritative style of parenting as the appropriate style of parenting, based on the research outcome.
Juvenile delinquency is one of the most serious problems that need to be addressed both in developed and developing countries. In the U.S.A. the definition of juvenile delinquency embraces a wide range of situations when the law is broken by individuals who are underage, i.e. by those who have not reached 18 years. Such cases may include matters from violating the curfew to committing a murder (Basics on Juvenile Delinquency).Child rearing practices are often associated, although to a varying extent, with juvenile delinquency as rooted in the negative experience acquired during childhood years and exacerbated by faulty child rearing practices. Some of the latter can be interpreted as malpractices causing antisocial behavior of children and teenagers. However, a linkage between child rearing practices and juvenile delinquency and its magnitude have not been studied in depth so far. Articles published in recent years provide an outline of major features of parenting styles and practices that can act as possible predictors of juvenile delinquency specified (Hoeve, Dubas, & Gerris, 2009). These features that are of multifaceted nature need to be studied in different national, cultural, and socioeconomic settings. A comparative analysis of different child rearing practices used in the developed and developing countries against the background of juvenile delinquency suggests that factors that can predict the outcomes of the types of social behavior of young people have universal nature. However, they may operate differently in different settings of family and wider social environment and demonstrate their correlation with social, economic and cultural conditions of a given society, community or family.
Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, 2021
The role of the parent in the family is to prepare children for adulthood through setting rules and disciplining, thereby playing a vital role in the socialization of children and adolescents. It is a role that cannot be abdicated to the school or other institutions. As children mature into adulthood, whatever the parents have impacted on them is reflected in their lives and may be more profound than any other influence. Parenting involves bringing up and looking after children, which may be done by either the biological or surrogate parents. It plays major roles in the overall development of a child and includes the social, educational and other adaptive behaviours that prepare the child for future life. Different parents carry out this function differently, owing to their diverse personalities and exposure, giving rise to different parenting styles and influences on the children they bring up. A parenting style is the environment in which families operate and where child-upbringing behaviour of parents or other key caretakers manifest. Kelland (2007) observes that where a model parenting style is used in the home the children are disciplined, but where it is lacking cases of indiscipline often arise. Deviant behaviour is defined as a violation of social values, community norms and a society's rules (Nyamoko&Ongole, 2014). Deviance in schools takes the form of truancy, habitual lateness, drug and alcohol abuse, smoking, inappropriate cross-gender relationships, skipping class, riots, vandalizing school properties, fighting, disrespect for authority, negative attitude and arrogance, and resistance to change (Nabiswa, Misigo&Makhanu, 2016). There is a tendency for deviant individuals to indulge in different forms of antisocial behaviour Unchecked, deviance at school can be contagious and reach dangerous levels. The cultural transmission theory argues that like other behaviours, deviance is learnt. The Differential-Association theory holds that deviance can be learnt in the same way that conformity is, through interaction with deviant individuals. It therefore calls for deliberate efforts to tackle deviance when it manifests. Cases of deviant behaviour leading to tragedy have been recorded in several countries. In Minnesota, United States, on the morning of March 21 st 20005, a sixteen year-old killed nine people in a shooting spree, seven of whom were fellow students at the Red Lake Senior High School. In Kenya 67 students died at the Kyanguli High School on 24 th March 2001 following arson by fellow students (Malayi, 2013). Loeber, Farrington and Petechuk (2008), in a study in the United States, observed that delinquent children increased by a third between 1990 and 2000. The current study focused on deviant behaviour among secondary school students in Kandara Sub-county, Murang'a County, Kenya, which has been on an upswing.
Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020
The research was not funded by any organization or institution. Abstract Background: Juvenile delinquency is a serious problem in Kenya. There is a great concern with the growing numbers of children who are in the rehabilitation centres in Kenya. Previous studies in this field has mostly dwelt on the rehabilitation process of the juvenile delinquent children, and not much on the cause. This study sought to find out if family functions may contribute or lead to juvenile delinquency among children in Nairobi and Kiambu Counties.Objective: To identify the prevalent family functions among juvenile delinquent children in rehabilitation centres in Nairobi and Kiambu counties. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive design was used, involving purposive sampling technique. Face to face interview was used to collect data from a total number of 113 participants, 60 from Getathuru rehabilitation centre and 53 from Kirigiti rehabilitation centre. A socio demographic data questionnaire, Family Assessment Device and Brief Family Relationship Scale was used. The study was done for a period of 12 weeks.Results: The study established that among the respondents, the majority (95.6%) were from families which were unstable compared to mere 4.4% who were from families that were functional.Conclusion: The family is a system in which each member has a significant influence on all other members. Hence, family functions may determine if a child will be delinquent or not. A family that is dysfunctional is more likely to lead to juvenile delinquency than a family that is functional. New strategies in the rehabilitation process focusing on the family and its functions is important instead of dealing with the child as the only source of the problem. Involvement of professional counsellors and therapist to facilitate the rehabilitation of the children instead of using criminal justice personnel is highly recommended in order to deal with the root cause of juvenile delinquency.
International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications (IJSRP), 2019
This paper is an assessment of the socioeconomic background and role of family in rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents in Kenya. The study was guided by coercion and social learning theory. A sample 120 respondents consisting of 99 juvenile delinquents and 21 parents of the ex-rehabilitees was selected. The study found out that the size of families of the juvenile delinquents consisted of an average number of four siblings. The relationship between the juvenile delinquents and their families before arrest were very bad but significantly improved after the juveniles went through the rehabilitation process. Cases of violence in the family were high and they went unreported. Family involvement in the rehabilitation programmes was very minimal, family therapies/ counseling were never practiced in any of the institutions. The study recommend for economic support and empowerment of needy families, inclusion of family therapies/ counseling in the rehabilitation programmes, family conferences and involvement of families in the rehabilitation programmes.
Editon Consortium Journal of Psychology, Guidance, and Counseling (SSN: 2664-0112) , 2019
The purpose of the study was to analyse the influence of authoritative parenting style on the self-esteem of delinquents at the rehabilitation centers in Nakuru. The theories that were identified for this study included Baumrind Theory on parenting styles, Adult Attachment theory by John Bowlby and Carl Rogers Theory in Self Theory on Personality Development. The study adopted a descriptive survey design while using a quantitative method. The study had a target population of sixty-seven delinquents in Nakuru Juvenile Remand and Probation Hostels for Girls. The entire population (census) was used for this study meaning that all the 67 delinquents at the time of study participated. The study used a descriptive data analysis technique and inferences pointing out the relationship between the dependent and independent variables were analyzed using the Pearson Correlation. The study found out that there is a significant strong relationship between the Authoritative parenting style and the self-esteem of delinquents at the Nakuru rehabilitation centers (P<0.05). The study recommends that future researchers should conduct studies that differentiate between the maternal and paternal parenting styles on the self-esteem of adolescent delinquents.