Adolescent Self-Esteem and Parenting Styles in Urban Nepal, 343 Participants

A cross-sectional survey of 343 adolescent students in grades 9 and 10 from schools in Tokha municipality, Nepal. The data includes assessments of self-esteem and perceived parenting styles, analyzed to identify factors associated with low self-esteem. The dataset was created by Pratibha Bhandari and last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing correlations between authoritative parenting style and self-esteem scores.
• Investigating the association between father's education level and adolescent self-esteem.
• Comparing self-esteem prevalence between students in private and public schools.
• Modeling the relationship between age and likelihood of low self-esteem.

Strengths

• Dataset includes 343 survey responses from a defined population of adolescent students.
• Key statistical findings are reported, such as a 16.3% prevalence of low self-esteem and correlation coefficients for parenting styles.
• Data collection used standardized instruments: the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Perceived Parenting Style Scale.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The authors note limitations including lack of rural representativeness, potential social desirability bias, and inability to address all confounders.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Pratibha Bhandari via figshare.

Collection Method

Cross-sectional study using probability sampling among adolescent students in grades 9 and 10.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 17:37:37; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Tokha municipality, Nepal.