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A REPORT ON THE EFFECT OF PARENTING STYLES AND THEENVIRONMENT ON CHILDREN BEHAVIOR

PREPARED FOR:

MADAM SALIHAH BINTI ABDULLAH

BEL 422 REPORT WRITING LECTURER

UiTM TERENGGANU

PREPARED BY:

ALDRIN @ ALDRINI BINTI ALING (2011616976)

RAHMAH BINTI ABDUL RAHMAN (2011238534)

NIK ELIANEI BINTI NASIR (2011295108)

ROHANI BINTI HARUN (2011837762)

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION WITH HONOURS (PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH )

UiTM TERENGGANU

IN FULFILLMENT OF A PARTIAL REQUIREMENT FOR THE

COURSE BEL422 REPORT WRITING

25 JUN 2011


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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

Aldrin Aling,

Bachelor Of Education With Honours (Physical Education And Health )

Universiti Teknologi Mara,

21080 Kuala Terengganu

Terengganu

16 APRIL 2011

Madam Salihah Binti Abdullah,

Instructor Of BEL 422

Universiti Teknologi Mara,

21080 Kuala Terengganu

Terengganu

Dear Madam,

A REPORT ON THE EFFECT OF PARENTING STYLES AND THE

ENVIRONMENT ON CHILDREN BEHAVIOR

On 16 April 2011, you authorized us to present a report about The effect of parenting

styles and the enviroment on children behavior.

2. We would like to submit our report and hope that this report will give the

information that you need and everything satisfactory.

Thank you.


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Yours sincerely,

..

( ALDRIN BINTI ALING )

Yours sincerely,

(RAHMAH BINTI ABDUL RAHMAN)

Yours sincerely,

.

(NIK ELIANEI BINTI NASIR)

Yours sincerely,

(ROHANI BINTI HARUN)


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SUMMARY

This study is about the effect of parenting styles and the environment on children

behavior. This study has been conducted in Kuala Terengganu. The purpose of this

study is to solve the social problems that happen among children nowadays. There are

cases being reported that primary student involve in many social problem, for examples

smoking, bullying and many more. In obtaining the data, questionnaire has been

develop and distributed to 60 respondents, which involved 30 parents and 30 children

aged between 11 to 12 years old. The data obtained analyze by using Microsoft Excel

and presented in the form of pie chart. As a conclusion, it is proven that the type of

parenting style used by the parents in bringing up their children and the environment

factor affect the children behavior.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Alhamdulillah, we want to express our gratitude to Allah S.W.T for giving us the

chance to complete our report.

Firstly, we would like to express our appreciation to our report writing lecturer,

Madam Salihah Binti Abdullah, for always being patient with us, guiding us in the

process of completing this report.

Lastly, we would like to thank our group members. They have been very helpful

and very passionate in order to make sure that we can accomplish the work and get it

done. I hope to be working together again. Insya Allah.

Thank you.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Summary i

Acknowledgement ii

Table of content iii

List of Figure iv

1.0 Introduction 1 - 4

1.1 Background

1.2 Terms of references

1.3 Purpose and scope

1.4 Methodology

1.4.1 Introduction

1.4.2 Research location

1.4.3 Research sample

1.4.4 Research instrument

1.4.5 The data collection procedure

1.4.6 The data analysis procedure

1.5 Limitations

2.0 Findings 5 - 132.1 Findings And Discussion Of The Questionnaire

2.2 Do You Investigate You Childs Peers Background

2.3 The Types Of Parenting Style Of The Parents

2.4 The Influence Of Peers In Children Point Of View

2.5 Whats The Parents Usually Do When Their Children Break The Rules.

2.6 Does The Televison Program Affect The Children Behavior?

3.0 Conclusion 13 - 14

4.0 Recommendations 14

5.0 References 15 17

Appendices 18 - 22

Questionnaire distributed to parents and children

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

In this chapter, the researcher will discuss about the background, the

research objectives (purpose and scope), methodology, research question, and

limitation.

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1.1 BACKGROUND

In this study, researcher wants to investigate the effect of parenting styles

and the environment on children behavior. This research is focuses on two

aspects that is parenting styles and the environment that will affect the behavior

of the children. Parenting styles can be divided into four types which according to

child psychologist Diana Baumrind, who developed the four types of the

parenting styles. Which is the authoritarian parenting, authoritative parenting,

indulgent or permissive parenting and neglectful or uninvolved parenting.

Besides, parenting styles also can be divided into three dimensions which is the

responsiveness dimension, the demanding dimension and the psychological

dimension. In environment aspect, its including the peers, mass media, siblings

and parents attitude at home. Besides, researcher also will focus on the children

behavior.

1.2 TERMS OF REFERENCE

On 16 April 2011, Puan Salihah Binti Abdullah lecturer of BEL 422 course

request upon a group of Part one, Bachelor of Education with Honours (Physical

Education and Health) students to write a report on The Effect of Parenting

Styles and The Environment on Children Behavior .The group consist of four

members which are Aldrin Aling, Rahmah Binti Abdul Rahman, Nik Elianei Binti

Nasir and Rohani Binti Harun. This report was submit on 25 June 2011.

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1.3 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES (PURPOSE AND SCOPE)

The main purpose and scope of this research is to identify the effect of parenting

styles and the environment aspect on children behavior. Specifically, the

objectives of this research are as follows:

1. To identify the effect of environment factors on children behavior

2. To identify the effect of the parenting styles on children behavior.

3. To identify the types of parenting style that usually practice by the parents

nowadays

1.4 METHODOLOGY

1.4.1 INTRODUCTION

The researcher discuss about the research location, research samples,

research instruments, the date collection procedure and the data analysis

procedure.

1.4.2 RESEARCH LOCATION

The research was conducted school inside Kuala Terengganu,

Terengganu.

1.4.3 RESEARCH SAMPLE

The research population consisted of 30 parents and 30 children whose

age around 11 years old to 12 years old. The parents were chosen, as

they are the person who raise and will affect the children behavior. While

the children is who are being affected. A total of 60 questionnaires were

distributed to the respondent (parents and children).

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1.4.4 RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS

The main instrument being used was the questionnaire. The researcher

designed the questionnaire to meet the requirement of the research study.

The questionnaires design by including two types of question, which is the

open-ended question and close-ended question.

1.4.5 THE DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURE

In the process of collecting data, the questionnaires were distributed to the

respondent (parents and children). The questionnaire was distributed

personally to the respondent in school. The questionnaires were than

collected immediately after the respondent completes the questionnaire.

1.4.6 THE DATA ANALYSIS PROCEDURE

The data that have been collected were analyzed. Information that obtains

from the questionnaire of the parents and the questionnaire of the children

will be compare to see the correlation from both of it. All of the data that

the researcher gets will help to answer the research question and

research objective.

1.5 LIMITATIONS

There are several limitations in this study. Due to time constraint, the

research was only done by distributing questionnaire to the parents and children.

There are also problems faced by the researcher, where the researcher has

problem in distributing the questionnaire to the parents and some of the

questionnaire were not given back by the respondent .

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2.0 FINDINGS

2.1 FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE

2.1.1 THE ENVIRONMENT FACTOR THAT AFFECT THE CHILDREN/

BEHAVIOR THE MOST

Based on the pie chart above, the environment factor that affects the

children behavior the most is the parents attitude at home, followed by the peers,

the siblings and the mass media. The parents attitude affects the children

behavior the most because children are always be with their parents at home.

Where everything that the parents do and say will be practice and followed by the

children. Since the children see their parents as a role model that can be trusted

and followed. Peers are the second factor that influences the children behavior

because a peer is the person that is close to the children other than parents.

Which, peers are the children of about same age or maturity level. According to

Harris, children's interaction with their peers permanently modifies their inborn

psychological characteristics. Thus, what they learn outside the home remains

steadfast with them thorough adulthood. Siblings are the factor that givesmoderate affect on children behavior. Where its depending to the family itself,

which if the children are taking care by their siblings the children will be more

prefer to follow their siblings behavior and this will affect the children behavior.

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Peers

Siblings

Mass media

Parents attitude athome


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But if the parents are taking care of the children, the children behavior will be less

affect by the siblings. The least affect of environment factor on children behavior

is the mass media (television, internet and many more...). Where parents mostly

will control the amount of time their children spend on watching television and the

television program that usually watch by the children are not violence and wont

affect their children behavior a lot . As a conclusion, parent attitude at home is

the factor that will affect the children behavior the most. For example, a young

boy might observe his fathers aggressive outbursts and hostile interchange with

people; when observed with his peers, the young boys style of interaction is

highly aggressive, showing the same characteristic as his father behavior. Which,

there is a statement state that "As the father is, so is the son or, as the

mother is, so is the daughter."

2.1.2 DO YOU INVESTIGATE YOU CHILDS PEERS BACKGROUND

Yes

No

Yes

No

Figure 2 : Investigate You Childs Peers Background

Based on the pie chart above, there is 60 percent of the respondent

investigating their children peers background. While 40 percent didnt investigate

their children peers background. Most of the parents investigate their children

peers background because they want to know the peers parental background,

the kind of environment they are brought up into and their social behavior while in

school and outside of school. While some of the parents didnt investigate their

peers background because they know all their children friends and they say it is


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not necessary for them to check on their children friends background. So as the

conclusion, most of the parents nowadays check on their children peers

background because they dont want their children to be influence by the bad

attitude of the friends. Besides, its also because as what their children learn

outside the home may remains steadfast with the children thorough adulthood.

Which according to Harris, children are most influenced by their peers. They

adopt many behaviors of their peers in social settings in order to be accepted by

their peers. But if the children whose parents encourage them to think

independently learn to question rather than to blindly follow. Such children might

be less influenced by their peers. It also can be argued that parents exercise

significant influence on children's choice of peers. Children who are taught to be

responsible are more likely to choose responsible peers. In the negative

instance, children join gangs because they don't have a close knit family. So as a

conclusion, parents investigated their children peers background is to avoid their

children from not affected by their peers bad behavior or unacceptable behavior.

Since children mind and behavior are easily affected.

2.1.3 THE TYPES OF PARENTING STYLE OF THE PARENTS

0%

0%

90%

10%

Authoritative

Parenting

Style

Authoritarian

Parenting

Style

Indulgent

Parenting

Style

Neglectful

Parenting

Style

Figure 3 : The Types Of Parenting Style Of The Parents

Based on the pie chart above, 90 percent of the respondent (parent) used

authoritarian parenting style and the other 10 percent used authoritarian parenting

style in bringing up their children. While there are no respondent (parent) using the


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indulgent and neglectful parenting style. This result is based on the analysis

through every question that is answer by the respondent. Most of the respondent is

an authoritative parent. Since, they have the characteristic of the authoritative

parenting style. Where, they demand a lot from their childs behavior, but they also

highly responsive and caring toward their children. Which, they take an interest in

the progress of their child mind and physical development. Besides, they wouldnt

punished their children but they give some advised if their children broke the rule.

While the other respondent is an authoritarian parenting where they control and

demand a lot on their children. Which as Forsyth says that, Authoritarian parents,

in contrast, give few reasons for their demands. Instead of explaining their

demands in terms of the effect of the childs behavior on others, they appeal to an

authority: Do this because I say so (376). According to Horton-Parkers article

Teaching Children to Care. They also use force regularly to maintain a position as

the boss. Where they will punish and scold their children for doing something wrong

or breaking the rules. So as a conclusion, most of the parents nowadays used the

authoritative parenting style. As the authoritative parenting style is a kind of

parenting style that can control the children behavior. Which kids with authoritative

parenting achieve best grade, are the most self-reliant and the best behaves. As

the authoritative parenting approach is associative with the best outcomes forchildrens behavior (Horton-Parker para.17). Besides, children with the

authoritative parents are also a cheerful person, have self-controlled, maintain

friendly relations with peers and cope with adults. Authoritative parenting style

would also help the parents to solve the children problem in a good way as quoted

by Fitzhugh Dodson in his book of How to Discipline With Love which is "I believe

it is far better to solve a conflict by negotiation and agreement rather than through

power. However, in extreme cases . . . I believe we have to fall back on sheer

power" (p. 92). So we can conclude that different types of parenting style will shape

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2.1.4 THE INFLUENCE OF PEERS IN CHILDREN POINT OF VIEW

77%

0%

23%

Sometimes

Never

Frequently

Based on the pie chart above, 77 percent of the respondent agreed that their

mind and behavior will sometimes influenced by their friends. While, 23 percent of the

respondent agreed that their behavior and mind will usually influenced or affected by

their friends. Most of the respondent will sometimes influence by their friends because

they have their own belief. Where, if what their friends do is opposite to their belief they

wont follow it, but if they think that what their friend do is right they will follow it. The fact

is that we decide who we would let influence, inspire, or corrupt us. Children whose

parents encourage them to think independently learn to question rather than to blindlyfollow. These children might be less influenced by their peers. While the others, will

usually influence by their friend because they dont have the self-confident. Where, most

of their decision will be influence by their friends. Besides, their behaviors change in

order to win acceptance from their peers. So as a conclusion child will be influence by

their friend. As according to Harris, children are most influence by their peers. But, how

much the peers influence is depends on the individual itself.

2.1.5 WHATS THE PARENTS USUALLY DO WHEN THEIR CHILDREN BREAK

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7%

54%

39%

Punishing

Give Advice

Give

Warning

The pie chart above shows that 54 percent of the respondent will be

advice by their parents when they break the rules. Then, followed by 39 percent

whose parents give warning to their children and 7 percent whose parent punish

them for breaking the rules. Most of the parents only give advice to their children

because they believe that their children will regret for what they have do and as

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their children already know how to think by themselves. Besides, parents believe

that by giving advice the message that they want to tell will be received

effectively by the children. Some parents will only give their children warning

because the child would scare to break the rules again. Which, the childrenbelieve that if they break the same rules again they will be punished by their

parents. While only a few of the parents will punish their child for breaking the

rule, as punishment will give the children a deep impact. So as a conclusion,

mostly parents will only gives their children advice or warning other than

punishing for breaking the rules.

From the explanation above, we can say that most of the parents are

practicing authoritative parenting styles to overcome the children behavior

problem. Which they only giving advice and warning when their children do

something wrong. As the characteristic of the authoritative parenting style is they

allowed extensive verbal give-and-take, warm and nurturant toward their children

and they also support their childrens constructive behavior. The authoritative

parents also only give their children advice because they dont want to hurt their


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children in a negative way. In the other hand, some of the parent can be

observed that they practicing authoritarian parenting style. Which they will punish

their children for breaking the rules. The characteristic of the parenting style is

the parents was very strict, and like to punish their children as they want the

children to follow their direction and respect their work and effort. So it can be

concluded that in order to control the children behavior parent should have

different kind of techniques to overcome it. Where one of it, is negotiate with your

children behavior.

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2.1.6 DOES THE TELEVISON PROGRAM AFFECT THE CHILDREN BEHAVIOR?

Based on the pie chart above, 70 percent of the respondent agreed that

television program they watch will influence their behavior. While the other 30

percent argue that television program will affect their behavior. Most of the

respondent said that their behavior will be affected by the television program they

watch, which their behavior change into an easy going person, responsible and

30%

70%

Yes

No


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become more hilarious. Where the television program they usually watch is

comedy, documentary, drama, movie and many more. While the other that

argued that television program didnt affect their behavior because they have

self-motivated and know what is right and wrong. Besides, they also know how to

control themselves for not being affected by the television program. Where they

watch television just for fun and they will tell themselves that the entire thing

showed in the television is not real. So as the conclusion, television program will

affect one behavior but it depends on what kind of television program they watch.

As television have negative and positive effect on ones behavior.

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Some people suggest that the media is causing aggressive behavior while

others feel that violence in the media can help reduce an aggressive drive. While

testing both of these theories conclusions have proved that the media violence

can have both a positive and negative effect on an individual. So from

here, its true that television program really got affect the children behavior but

the change of behavior maybe a good behavior or a bad behavior.

3.0 CONCLUSION

In this research, the researcher focuses on two aspects that will affect the

children behavior. That is the parenting styles and the environment aspect. Besides,

the researcher also focuses on the children behavior. The hypotheses of this

research are the way or type of parenting styles that used by the parents and the

environment will affect the children behavior. While, the significant of doing this

study is to solve the social problem that happen among children by finding a way

that parents can used to shaped the children behavior. Besides, it also will help the

researcher to find out the environment factor that will affect the children behavior the

most. By doing this research there are some limitation, where the researcher face a

problem in distributing the questionnaire to the parents and some of the


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questionnaire distributed were not given back by the respondent. While in

methodology, the researcher discuss about the method that is used, which the

method used is questionnaire to get the data. Then the questionnaire will be

analyzed and the result will be discuss in finding. Where the result will be convert

into text and graph. The result of this research showed that parents nowadays used

authoritative parenting style in raising their children. Where, most of the children

whose parents who are authoritative parents are best behave. While children whose

parents who are authoritarian parents will be more aggressive and have antisocial

behavior. Besides, the parenting styles aspect the result also showed that the

environment also got affect on children behavior.

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Where, the parents attitude at home is the major factor that will affect the

children behavior. While peers is the second followed by siblings and mass media.

So from the findings, the hypothesis of this research was proven.

3.1 RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that :

To do this research , more samples are needed to get more accurateresult

Interview should be held for parents and children to get more information.

Research should be held from both rural area and urban area. Since,

there are different way how parents in rural area and urban area in raising

their children.

Interview somebody that is expert in the field that you are studying.


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5.0 APPENDICES

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PARENTS

THE EFFECT OF PARENTING STYLES AND THE ENVIRONMENT ON CHILDREN

BEHAVIOR

QUESTIONNAIRE

Instruction: Please tick on the relevant answer.

GENDER : MALE FEMALE

1. Do you agree that parenting styles and the environment around the childrenaffects children behavior?

Yes No

2. Arrange the environment factor which will affect your childs behavior the most.( 1 most affect , 2 affect , 3 moderate affect and 4 least affect )

Friends

Siblings

Media mass (television, internet and many more)

Parent attitude at home

3. How many hours do you spend with your child each day?

1-2 hour 2-5 hour 5 hour and more

4. How many hours do your children watch television?

1-2 hour 5 or more, please state: .

2-5 hour5. What television program do your childs usually watch?


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6. Do you control the amount of time your children watching television?

Yes No

Why?

7. Do you control your childs social life outside the school?

Yes No

Why?..

....8. Do you investigate your childs peers background?

Yes No

Explain your reason.

9. Have you ever received any complaint(s) from your child school?

Never

Seldom

Frequently

What kind of complaints?. .

10.Do you take an interest in the progress of your childs mind and physicaldevelopment?

Yes No


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1411.If your child did something wrong that you didnt like what will you do?

Punishing (e.g.: Cane.)

Give advice

Give warning

Scold


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QUESTIONNAIRE FOR CHILDREN

QUESTIONNAIRES

THE EFFECT OF PARENTING STYLES AND THE ENVIRONMENT ON CHILDRENBEHAVIOR

Instruction : Please tick on the relevant answer.

GENDER : MALE FEMALE

1. Do you agree that parenting styles and the environment around the childrenaffects children behavior?

Yes No

2. What do your parents usually do when you did something wrong or over the rule?

Punishing (e.g.: Cane)

Give advice

Give warning

Others, please state:

3. If youve been punish by your parents what will you do?

Angry

Defend yourself

Do more crimes

Others, please state: .

4. Do your parents control your behavior and mind?

Yes No


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5. Do your friends influence your behavior and mind?

Yes No

6. How did your attitude change?

7. What do you usually do at home when your parents both go out?

8. How many hours do you watch television?

1-2 hour 2-4 hour 4 hour and more

What kind of television program?

9. Did the television program you watch affect your behavior?

Yes No

If yes, proceed to the question number 10.If no, proceed to the question number 11.

10.How did your behavior change and change into what?

11.How do you control yourself for not affected by the television program youwatch?

THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION

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