The study investigated impact of parental care and separation
on aggressive behaviour of adolescents in Owerri, Imo state. Bandura’s Social Learning theory was used to examine the influence of parental care and separation on aggressive behaviour of adolescents. Cross sectional survey
research design was adopted while questionnaire was data collection tool for
the study.
The sample size consisted of two hundred and twenty (220) male and
female secondary school students selected from eight (8) schools in Owerri.
Their ages ranged from 13 to 17 years, with a mean and standard deviation agesof 14.8 and 1.34 respectively. A multi-stage (purposive and convenience)
sampling method was adopted for the study. Parental care scale and Buss–Perry
aggression scale were the instruments used for data collection.
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