Relationship between Authoritative Parenting Styles and Deviant Behaviour of Public Secondary School Students in Kandara Sub-county, Murangá County, Kenya

Abstract

The study set out to determine the relationship between authoritative parenting style and deviant behaviour among public secondary school students in Kandara Sub-county, Murangá County, Kenya. Bandura's Social Learning Theory provided a theoretical framework for the study while adopting a descriptive survey research design. Four hundred and seventeen students from girls boarding, boys boarding, mixed boarding and mixed day secondary schools participated in the study. Results indicated that students with authoritative parents are less involved in deviant behavior. Implications of the study are discussed.