Parent- Adolescent Conflict: Major Issues and Determinants The Case of Soddo Town
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2007-07
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Addis ababa univeresty
Abstract
There are controversial research findings about parent-adolescent conflict especially about the particular
sub-stage of adolescence and sex in which high parent-adolescent conflict occurs. Hence, this research
was started to examine Parent-adolescent conflict as a function of adolescent sub-stage, sex, parental
education and occupation. Moreover, whether adolescent sub-stages and their sex affect conflict domains
or not, was investigated on 150 parent-adolescent dyads in Wolayita Zone, Soddo Town. Mean, Standard
deviations, Pearson 's correlation moment and One-way ANOVA were employed for analyzing data
obtained from parent-adolescent dyads. The study found that female adolescents have had high
frequency and intensity of conflict with their parents (P<. G01 in the intensity of conflict and (P<. 01) in the
frequency of conflict) than their male counterparts. Uneducated fathers had more intense conflict (P<. 01)
than educated ones. Unemployed mothers had more frequent (P<.05) and more intense (P< 05) conflict
with their adolescent children than employed mothers. Adolescent stage and sex as a function of domains
of conflict also revealed statistically significant difference. Hence, from parents' report, girls were found to
have more conflict with their parents than boys over the domains of sex (P<.05), household chores
(P<. 001), appearance (P<.05) and family relationship (P<.001) . From parents ' report, it was found that
males had more conflict than females over drinking alcohol and substance use (P<. 05), family
relationship (P<. 001), and lying (P<.05). Association between adolescent stages and domains of conflict
revealed that early adolescents scored higher in many of the domains than middle and late adolescents.
In general, both adolescents and parents had a role for the escalation of conflict. However, parents are
matured enough to resolve the problem through negotiation . Furthermore, concerned bodies such as
schools ,community leaders and the media have to playa role in improving adolescents ' relations with
their parents.
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