The implication of parenting styles on the akhlak of Muslim teenagers in the south of Malaysia

This study investigates the relationship between parenting style with the akhlak of Muslim teenagers. A total of 92 teenagers from one Islamic School in southern Malaysia was selected as respondents in this study. Three types of parenting styles were highlighted namely authoritative, authoritarian a...

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Main Authors: Abdul Ghani, Faizah, Abdullah Kamal, Suraya Lin, Abd. Aziz, Azian
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/68565/
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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Summary:This study investigates the relationship between parenting style with the akhlak of Muslim teenagers. A total of 92 teenagers from one Islamic School in southern Malaysia was selected as respondents in this study. Three types of parenting styles were highlighted namely authoritative, authoritarian and permissive. The akhlak questionnaire has be designed by the researcher based on The Quran and Hadith and focused on three domains comprising akhlak towards Allah, oneself and mankind. The data was analyzed by using the 20.0 SPSS version. Descriptive analysis shows that most of the respondents’ parents practised authoritative parenting style. The correlation analysis shows that there is significant relationship between the authoritative parenting style with the adolescent akhlak towards Allah and oneself. It is also discovered that there is a significant relationship between authoritarian parenting style and the adolescent akhlak towards oneself.