PARENTING STYLE AND THE LEVEL OF ISLAMISM AMONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN YOGYAKARTA

Abstract

Along with the rise of global Islamism, religious extremism has recently become a serious threat in Indonesia, especially among the youth. In addition to the influences of online media and school environments, religious extremism among youth is also caused by family factor. Based on questionnaire-based data from 802 respondents of 20 senior high schools, this research explores the influence of parenting styles on the level of Islamism among senior high school students in Yogyakarta. The research finds that parents in Yogyakarta have implemented an authoritative or democratic parenting style more than other styles. Also, school girls tend to receive democratic parenting styles more than their boy counterparts. More than that, male and female students posit a medium level on Islamism except on the issue of terrorism. On the attitude of terror, most respondents (93.9%) are on the low level, only 1.2% of respondents are on the medium level, and no one is on the high level of terror. The paper further says that teenagers who live with the so-called authoritarian parents tend to have a high risk of intolerant attitude. In contrast, authoritative or democratic and permissive parenting styles contribute less to an intolerant attitude.