Investigating the effect of generation gap on the occurrence of running away from home among adolescents in Tehran

Abstract

Background and Aim: The family, as the first center of common life and socialization of children, will be effective in the occurrence of many social harms in case of disorder and critical relations between members. The present study was conducted with the aim of studying the effect of generation gap on the occurrence of running away from home among the youth of Tehran. Methods: This research is descriptive analytical research and in terms of method, it is quantitative and survey type, taking into account the cross-sectional time criterion. The statistical population includes families with children aged 10 to 19 years old in Tehran city, who were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling in a period of nine months according to the families living in areas two, nine and sixteen using the Cochran formula, 324 people. The tool is a researcher-made questionnaire and an interview, which was used to determine the validity of the questionnaire using the face validity method, Cronbach's alpha method was used to calculate the reliability, and SPSS software were used to analyze the data. Results: The findings showed that the generation gap has a significant and direct relationship in the occurrence of running away from home among the youth of Tehran (T=3.51). Also, a statistically significant difference was observed between the two different age groups of 14-10 and 19-15 years old in terms of average social damage (p = 0.001). Conclusion: According to the results, it can be said that training parents in order to increase the ability to establish a relationship with their children, especially in the face of generational differences, can be a very important step in preventing the emergence of many deviations and social harms. For this reason, it is very necessary to raise the level of awareness in families in order to improve the mentioned process.