Abstract:
This study investigated the influence of parenting style and Gender as predictors of disposition towards antisocial behavior two hundred (200) SS1 students of Secondary Schools in Enugu (Trans-Ekulu Girls’ Secondary School, Enugu, Federal Government College, Enugu, New-Haven Boys’ Secondary School, Enugu) participated in the study. Participants were within the age range of 13 and 18 years with a mean age of 15.5 using ANOVA. The results of ANOVA showed non-significant main effects of parenting styles on antisocial behavior between participants from permissive, authoritarian and authoritative parents: f (1,194) = 1.048, p.05. The result further showed non-significant main effect of gender on anti - social behavior between males and females: f (1,194) = 0.448, P .05. There is also no significant interaction between parenting styles and gender on the prediction of anti-social behavior in adolescents: f (1.194) - 0.991, P.05. The results were discussed in terms of their implications in anti-social behavior and suggestions were made for further studies
