DESCRIPTION OF PARENTING STYLES ON ADOLESCENTS WITH RISK BEHAVIOR IN VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL “X” PANGANDARAN REGENCY

Abstract

Adolescence is a period that is vulnerable to risky behaviors. Proper parenting style is needed so that adolescents do not engage in risky behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcoholic beverages, abusing drugs, and engaging in premarital sexual relations. The study aimed to describe parenting styles in adolescents with risk behaviors. This research used a descriptive quantitative method with a cross-sectional approach. The population was all parents of students with risk behaviors in Vocational High School "X" totaling 213 people. The sampling technique in this study was proportionate stratified random sampling. The number of samples in this study was 139 people. Data collection was performed by using a Questionnaire Parenting Style and Dimensions instrument which had been tested for validity test with a result (.423-.748)) and realilibily test (>.70). The collected data was analyzed by using a univariate test. The result showed that almost half of respondents (38.12%) on smokers adolescents and (33.33%) on smokers also drinker adolescents used authoritarian parenting. Whereas, respondents on adolescents who smoked also drunk alcohol and used drugs and respondents on adolescent who engage on premarital sex all of respondents (100%) used permissive parenting. Beside that, all of respondents (100%) used authoritarian parenting on adolescents who egange on premarital sex also smoked and used drugs. Therefore, a proper parenting style is very much needed by parent to be able to minimize the level of risk behavior occurrence on adolescents.

Keywords

• Adolescent, family, parenting and risk behavior