Adolescents and parental perception of family strength: relation to Malay adolescent emotional and behavioural adjustments

Adolescent and parental evaluation of family strength may have different significant impact on adolescent emotional and behavioural adjustment. The aim of this study was to examine adolescents’ and parents’ perception of family strength and the relationship of these perceptions to adolescent adjustm...

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Main Author: Arshat, Zarinah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Center for Promoting Ideas 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28163/
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description Adolescent and parental evaluation of family strength may have different significant impact on adolescent emotional and behavioural adjustment. The aim of this study was to examine adolescents’ and parents’ perception of family strength and the relationship of these perceptions to adolescent adjustment. 180 families participated in the study through a survey and standardized self-administered questionnaires were utilised. Significant differences were found regarding family strength between adolescent and their parent. Result showed adolescent perception of family strength was a significant predictor of their emotional and behavioural adjustment. The results of this study emphasise the importance of adolescent perception of family strength, and provide support to be taken into account when implementing any family programme.
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spelling upm-281632015-09-03T07:45:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28163/ Adolescents and parental perception of family strength: relation to Malay adolescent emotional and behavioural adjustments Arshat, Zarinah Adolescent and parental evaluation of family strength may have different significant impact on adolescent emotional and behavioural adjustment. The aim of this study was to examine adolescents’ and parents’ perception of family strength and the relationship of these perceptions to adolescent adjustment. 180 families participated in the study through a survey and standardized self-administered questionnaires were utilised. Significant differences were found regarding family strength between adolescent and their parent. Result showed adolescent perception of family strength was a significant predictor of their emotional and behavioural adjustment. The results of this study emphasise the importance of adolescent perception of family strength, and provide support to be taken into account when implementing any family programme. Center for Promoting Ideas 2013-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28163/1/Adolescents%20and%20parental%20perception%20of%20family%20strength.pdf Arshat, Zarinah (2013) Adolescents and parental perception of family strength: relation to Malay adolescent emotional and behavioural adjustments. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 3 (18). pp. 163-168. ISSN 2220-8488; ESSN: 2221-0989 http://www.ijhssnet.com/journal/index/2108
spellingShingle Arshat, Zarinah
Adolescents and parental perception of family strength: relation to Malay adolescent emotional and behavioural adjustments
title Adolescents and parental perception of family strength: relation to Malay adolescent emotional and behavioural adjustments
title_full Adolescents and parental perception of family strength: relation to Malay adolescent emotional and behavioural adjustments
title_fullStr Adolescents and parental perception of family strength: relation to Malay adolescent emotional and behavioural adjustments
title_full_unstemmed Adolescents and parental perception of family strength: relation to Malay adolescent emotional and behavioural adjustments
title_short Adolescents and parental perception of family strength: relation to Malay adolescent emotional and behavioural adjustments
title_sort adolescents and parental perception of family strength: relation to malay adolescent emotional and behavioural adjustments
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28163/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28163/1/Adolescents%20and%20parental%20perception%20of%20family%20strength.pdf