The study was undertaken to compare the adolescents in a single parent family type with those in ... more The study was undertaken to compare the adolescents in a single parent family type with those in a two parent family type on academic achievement and juvenile delinquency. The study used both a comparative and a correlational design involving 230 adolescents;(115 from a single parent family type and 115 from a two parent family type) from 10 randomly selected secondary schools in Kampala district in Uganda. To measure academic achievement, self report questionnaires on perceived academic achievement and proficiency tests in Mathematics and English were used, while for juvenile delinquency, self report questionnaires were used. T - tests and Pearson r product moment correlation test were used to analyze the data. All analyses were carried out using SPSS17th version at a significant level of 0.5. Results indicated that adolescents in a two parent family type exhibit higher academic achievement (M = 70.39, SD = .524) than their counterparts in the single parent family type (M = 40.42, SD = 2.181); = -14.17, p = .000;p< .05). It was also revealed that adolescents in a single parent family type exhibit more delinquent behavior (M = 26.79, SD = 4.54) than their counterparts in the two parent family type, (M = 19.16, SD = 2.55); t (228) = 16.09, p = .000; p < 005). The study also revealed a significant negative relationship between juvenile delinquency and academic achievement, r (230) = -.550* , p < 0.01. Basing on the study findings, whether single or two parent family type; parents should make time to interact with their children and maintain a strong positive parent - child attachment to offer adequate moral, social, educational and emotional support. this makes a huge difference in raising a well adjusted adolescent to avoid juvenile delinquency and boost academic achievement among adolescents.
The study was undertaken to compare the adolescents in a single parent family type with those in ... more The study was undertaken to compare the adolescents in a single parent family type with those in a two parent family type on academic achievement and juvenile delinquency. The study used both a comparative and a correlational design involving 230 adolescents;(115 from a single parent family type and 115 from a two parent family type) from 10 randomly selected secondary schools in Kampala district in Uganda. To measure academic achievement, self report questionnaires on perceived academic achievement and proficiency tests in Mathematics and English were used, while for juvenile delinquency, self report questionnaires were used. T - tests and Pearson r product moment correlation test were used to analyze the data. All analyses were carried out using SPSS17th version at a significant level of 0.5. Results indicated that adolescents in a two parent family type exhibit higher academic achievement (M = 70.39, SD = .524) than their counterparts in the single parent family type (M = 40.42, SD = 2.181); = -14.17, p = .000;p< .05). It was also revealed that adolescents in a single parent family type exhibit more delinquent behavior (M = 26.79, SD = 4.54) than their counterparts in the two parent family type, (M = 19.16, SD = 2.55); t (228) = 16.09, p = .000; p < 005). The study also revealed a significant negative relationship between juvenile delinquency and academic achievement, r (230) = -.550* , p < 0.01. Basing on the study findings, whether single or two parent family type; parents should make time to interact with their children and maintain a strong positive parent - child attachment to offer adequate moral, social, educational and emotional support. this makes a huge difference in raising a well adjusted adolescent to avoid juvenile delinquency and boost academic achievement among adolescents.
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