Abstract
This article was done to develop and validate a scale for measuring “Parent-Adolescent Relationship” based on Attachment Theory. After examination of face and content validity by experts, and pilot study 38 items were selected as a primary questionnaire. 273 students of 10 high-schools in region No.6 of Tehran, selected randomly, were given this questionnaire. Then factor analysis with 5 factor and promax rotation were applied, and final scale was extracted with 21 items. Also Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.86) was used to verifying the reliability of scale, which presented the high internal consistency of it. For investigating the scale validity convergent and divergent validity are applied, in addition to examination of content validity by 11 psychologist experts, and construct validity with factor analysis. The result of this study represented that “Parent-Adolescent Relationship Scale (PARS)” was included of 5 sub-scales which were: support, confidence, uncondional acceptance, cooperation, and common emotion. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n5p419
Highlights
Many experts have called adolescence as the period of storm and stress, i.e. a period between childhood and adulthood which is followed by biological, psychological, cognitive and social changes
In addition to validity of construct which was taken into account via factor analysis, the correlation coefficient between these scales with scale “parent-adolescent relationship” was used to evaluate convergent and divergent validity, that the results have been reported in table 2
Since the relationship is a phenomenon belonged to two persons and they are at two different age, it should specify the data should be collected from which age group
Summary
Many experts have called adolescence as the period of storm and stress, i.e. a period between childhood and adulthood which is followed by biological, psychological, cognitive and social changes. Findings of research indicated that quality of Parent-Adolescent Relationship (PAR) associates to a wide range of positive outcomes including emotional and mental Well-being, adjustment with environment and social competence. Quality of this relationship correlates to reduction of behavioral problems in adolescence such as Substance abuse, delinquency and sexual unconventional behaviors (Borkowski et al 2002; Hair et al 2003). Cognitive achievements in adolescent’s mind lead to his more accountability in the activities such as monitoring and as the result his stronger parent-adolescent relationship Other studies at this area indicate that attachment representations in the early years associate to the features of Parent-Adolescent Relationship in adolescence (Becker-Stoll & FremmerBombik, 1997). It is evident that attachment theory puts emphasis on significance of close relationship between parent and adolescent and this theory conducts the researcher to find intimacy in parent-adolescent relationship
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