Abstract
Parents are the most important influencers in building the behavior of children. The adolescence period is a critical period of creating a unique identity in the society among peers. This research explores the prevailing communication styles of Indian parents, along with the self-construal traits among Indian adolescents. Using data from 793 students (age 12 – 18 years), we find that Indian parents engage in higher socio-oriented communication as compared to concept-oriented communication. Also, adolescents report higher scores on interdependent self-construal dimension in contrast to independent self-construal. The findings are similar to research from other countries that have similar cultural and societal norms (e.g., collectivistic and power distance) as in India.
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