ABSTRACT
This research examined the influence of parenting style and religiosity on altruism among adolescents. The participants for the study were recruited using convenience sampling technique and they consisted of 192 males and 208 females between ages 13-20 years from three secondary schools and four tutorial centers namely: Ifed Comprehensive College, Lagos Baptist Senior Secondary School and Fitjoy Academy; Success Assured Tutorial, Santos Tutors, Bright Future Academy and Erudite Tutors. Three Instruments were used to assess the variables in this study: Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ) (Buri, 1991), Religious Commitment Inventory for adolescents (RCI-A) (Worthington, Wade, Hight, Ripley, McCullough, Berry, Schmitt, Berry, Bursley & Conner, 2012)and self-report altruism scale (Rushton, Chrisjohn, & Fekken, 1981). Survey design was used in the research. One way ANOVA, Pearson moment correlation, regression analysis and t-independent test were used to test the hypotheses. Results revealed that adolescents with authoritative parents performed better on the altruism scale than adolescents with permissive and authoritarian parents, religious commitment has a positive correlation with altruism and also there was no significant gender difference in altruism among the participants. The implication of the study, limitation and suggestion for further study were also discussed.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgment iv
Table of Contents v
List of Tables vi
Abstract viii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of study 1
1.2 Statement of problem 5
1.3 Objectives of the study 6
1.4 Significance of the study 7
1.5 Scope of the study 7
1.6 Operational definition of variables 7
1.7 Literature review 8
1.7.1 Theoretical review 8
1.7.2 Theoretical framework 23
1.8 Empirical review 24
1.9 Research questions 35
1.10 Research Hypotheses 36
CHAPTER TWO: METHODOLOGY
2.1 Research setting 37
2.2 Participants 37
2.3 Sampling procedure 38
2.4 Research design 38
2.5 Instruments 38
2.6 Procedure 41
2.7 Data analysis 41
CHAPTER THREE: RESULTS
3.1 Introduction 42
3.2 Descriptive Statistics 42
3.3 Mean and Standard Deviations of Variables 43
3.4 Hypotheses Testing 47
CHAPTER FOUR: DISCUSSION
Discussion 51
CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 Implications of the findings 53
5.2 Recommendations for Future Research 55
5.3 Limitations of the Study 55
References 56
Appendix 1 62
Appendix 2 68
