Abstract
The current study was designed to investigate age and gender differences
in parent adolescent conflict. It was hypothesized that there will be a
significant effect of the parents’ gender and adolescents’ age on
perceived conflict with parents. A sample comprised of 36 adolescents
(males = 18, females = 18). Issues Checklist (Prinz et al., 1979) was used
to assess adolescents’ perceived conflict with their parent. Analysis of
Variance (ANOVA) revealed significant effect of adolescents’ gender,
age and parents’ gender on adolescent perceived reported conflict.
Results indicated that male adolescents reported more conflict with their
parents as compared to female adolescents at early, middle and late
adolescence. Further analysis indicated more prevalence of conflict at
early adolescence among both genders. Female adolescents reported
more conflict with fathers whereas male adolescents with their mothers.
There seems to be a need to develop mutual understanding, enhancing
relationships and collaborative problem solving for both parents and
adolescents.
Farzana Ashraf, Najma Najam. (2011) Age and Gender Differences in Parent-Adolescent Conflict, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume 21, Issue 2.
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