Maladaptive Parental Treatment Styles and Their Relationship to Violence in the School Environment Among a Sample of Secondary School Students A Field Study in the City of Laghouat

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between maladaptive parenting styles and school violence among a sample of secondary school students in the city of Laghouat. The study employed a descriptive methodology due to its suitability for the nature of the subject. Data were collected using two instruments: the first measured maladaptive parenting styles (comprising 24 items), and the second measured school violence (comprising 36 items). After ensuring the validity and reliability of the tools, the field study was conducted on a total sample of 200 male and female students, selected through a simple random sampling method from two secondary schools in Laghouat.

The results revealed a statistically significant correlation between maladaptive parenting styles and school violence among the study sample. Furthermore, the findings indicated no statistically significant differences in either maladaptive parenting styles or school violence attributable to the gender variable.