Interpersonal relationships as a source of problems experienced by Jamaican adolescents
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1983
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This study sought to determine the extent to which interpersonal relationships existing between Jamaican adolescents and their parents/parent substitutes were problematic to these adolescents. Data were collected through a questionnaire administered to a random sample of 150 Form 4 students from four secondary schools in the Corporate Area of Kingston, Jamaica. The results revealed that: 1) insecurity, lack of independence, lack of trust, parental restrictions, and financial problems were the areas of conflict between parents and adolescents; 2) both sexes experienced these problems to a similar degree, although certain aspects (insecurity and lack of independence) appeared to be more problematic than others; 3) four independent variables--Parental Pressures, Punishment Patterns, Communication Patterns, and Life Style correlated significantly with problems experienced by adolescents, although Life Style did not feature significantly for males; and 4) the five independent variables together explained 36 percent variance in the criterion, with Communication Patterns emerging as the strongest predictor, followed by Parental Pressures