Adolescent's Generational Practices, Parent-Child Relationship and Parenting Style of Mothers to their Adolescent Children

Abstract

Adolescence is a critical period for brain maturation and is described as a stage of vulnerability. Today's adolescents belong to the generation called "Generation Z," also called "Gen Zers," which are people aged 22 and below. These people are identified as unique, unlimited, and ethical. This study assessed the adolescent's generational practices of parent-child relationships and mothers' parenting styles toward their adolescents. The study utilized the descriptive- correlational design conducted in Iligan City, with one hundred twenty mothers selected through purposive and snowball sampling. It used three researcher- made questionnaires, all validated and underwent pilot testing and reliability testing. The researcher gathered data, strictly followed the ethical considerations, and analyzed the data following statistical methods and techniques with the aid of statistical software Minitab: mean, standard deviation, and Pearson’s r. The results then revealed that common generational practice in their generation is that adolescents are commonly interested in their phones and depend on them. In addition, the mother's parent-child relationships and parenting styles are found satisfactory. However, results show no significant relationship between the parenting style and the generational practices of adolescents in lifestyle practices and behavior/attitude and between the parent-child relationship and their parenting style. Keywords : behavior, gadget dependency, generation Z, genital stage, lifestyle