The Impact of Parental Involvement on the Self-esteem of Adolescents with Hearing Impairment in Cameroon

Blasius Agha-ah Chiatoh and Mfontem Bertha Ebangha
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Blasius Agha-ah Chiatoh: University of Buea, Cameroon
Mfontem Bertha Ebangha: University of Buea, Cameroon

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2022, vol. 6, issue 8, 01-06

Abstract: The study sought to investigate the impact of parental involvement (PI) on the self-esteem of adolescents with hearing impairment (HI) in Cameroon by examining how parenting, as a form of PI affects the self-esteem of adolescents with HI. The research design used was the explanatory sequential mixed-methods design. Quantitative data based on the dependent and independent variables were collected from the adolescents with HI using a questionnaire. The first part of the questionnaire testing PI was prepared using the Likert scale, while the second part was done by adapting the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale to measure self-esteem in adolescents with HI. The population constituted two groups of respondents; parents of adolescents with HI and adolescents with HI found in 4 selected regions of Cameroon. The purposive sampling and Snow-ball sampling techniques were used to select the sample size. Theoretical underpinnings to inform and support the issues relating to the named variables were offered by the Theories of Attachment by John Bowlby (1907 – 1990) and Mediated Mutual Reciprocity by Tchombe (2017). The data collected from the questionnaire were analyzed quantitatively using The Pearson Product Moment Correlation analysis. Qualitative data from in-depth interviews were analyzed descriptively. The findings from the analyses revealed that, as PI in parenting increases, the development of self-esteem of adolescents with HI also increases. From the findings, we conclude that parenting significantly affects the self-esteem enhancement of adolescents with HI in Cameroon. We recommend among other things, that education stakeholders and policy makers should inform policy on the discoveries relating to the parenting challenges faced by adolescents with HI.

Date: 2022
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