Parent-Child Relationship and Emotional Competence in Adolescents

Abstract

The present study on “The Parent-child relationship and emotional competence of adolescents” is conducted to understand how emotional competency of adolescents is affected by the bond they share with their parents. Data was collected with the help of random sampling method from adolescents studying in school over Delhi and NCR. Over 115 students became a part of this dissertation but this was only possible after consent from their parents. These students belong to the age group of thirteen to sixteen years. The hypotheses formed were solely aimed at understanding the relation between parent child relationship and emotional competence, what effect parent child relationship has on the emotional competence of adolescents. Effect of father child relationship and mother child relationship was also calculated. Parent child relationship Scale (PCRS) by Dr. Nalini Rao and Emotional Competence Scale by Dr. R. Bhardwaj and Dr. H. Mishra were used. Drawn results are calculated using statistical methods like correlation and linear regression. The results indicated a significant relationship between parent child bond and the emotional competencies of children. There is also a significant effect of mother child and father child relationship over the emotional competencies of adolescents.