Interpersonal relationships as a source of problems experienced by Jamaican adolescents

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dc.InstitutionThe University of the West Indies, Mona
dc.contributor.authorGordon, Cynthia V.
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dc.date.accessioned2022-01-18T18:06:01Z
dc.date.available2022-01-18T18:06:01Z
dc.date.issued1983
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dc.description.abstractThis 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
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dc.extent133 p
dc.identifier.other1019
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/53119
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dc.source.uriMain Library, UWISA - UWI Theses Collection
dc.subject.otherInterpersonal relationships
dc.titleInterpersonal relationships as a source of problems experienced by Jamaican adolescents
dc.typeM.A.

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