Abstract
The primary focus of the present study was to determine the impact of parent-child
relationships (PCR) on adolescent aggression as moderated by adolescent and parent gender,
and socioeconomic status of parental family. Five hundred and twelve participants (males =
257, females = 255) enrolled at secondary and higher secondary levels ranging in age
between 13-19 years (M= 15.5, SD= 1.3) were selected as the test sample. Self reported
measures of socioeconomic status scale, parent-child relationship scale (Rao, 2000), and
aggression scale (Mathur & Bhatnagar, 2004) were administered respectively, to measure the
quality of PCR, level of aggression, and socioeconomic status in participants. Multiple
regression analysis showed that the influence of PCR on aggression was moderated by
adolescent and parent gender but socioeconomic status did not moderate the link. More
specifically, the PCR was more strongly related to adolescent aggression for boys than for
girls.
