Exploring the role of self-esteem and parenting patterns on alcohol use and abuse among adolescents
The type of parental child-rearing practices used by parents and guardians substantially influence children’s self-esteem and conse quently their decision to engage in alcohol use, its abuse. The aim of this study was to explore the role of self-esteem and parenting patterns on alcohol use and abuse among ado lescents. Three hundred and sixteen boys and girls in Senior High Schools completed self report questionnaires assessing self-esteem, parenting patterns and alcohol use and abuse. The results showed that while girls reported lesser self-esteem than boys, boys reported higher levels of alcohol use and abuse than girls. Also, authoritative parenting pattern had a positive effect on self-esteem and a negative effect on alcohol use. On the other hand, authoritarian and permissive parenting pat terns had negative effects on self-esteem and positive effects on alcohol use, with slight vari ations. These results provide valuable informa tion regarding strategies aimed at fostering parent-child relationship and rapport with the ultimate aim of bolstering the self-esteem of adolescents to subsequently eschew insalubri ous behaviour, particularly alcohol use and abuse.
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