Dubey, S.N, (PhD)Birhan, Wohabie2018-07-042023-11-182018-07-042023-11-182007-07http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/6459There 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 parentsenEducationThesis