Volume 17, No. 1, 2020
A Study Of Relationship Between Parent-Child Relationship And Adolescents’ Attitude Towards Drugs And Alcohol
Dr. Anamika Sharma
Abstract
Parent-child relationship influences the child’s whole life. The child who gets a coherent relationship with his/her parents leads a positive life while the child who lacks this relationship finds his/her way in destructive activities. The present study aims to study the relationship between parent-child relationship and adolescents’ attitude towards drugs and alcohol. The objective of the present research work was to find the relationship of father-child relationship with adolescents’ attitude towards drugs and alcohol and to find the relationship of mother-child relationship with adolescents’ attitude towards drugs and alcohol. Descriptive research method was used in this study. The present study employed a random sample of 200 adolescents of 10 private senior secondary schools of district Dehradun. Scale of Attitude towards Drug and Alcohol developed by Dr. Poorva Jain and Dr. Amit Deolia and Parent Child Relationship Scale developed by Nalini Rao were employed to collect data. Percentage and Pearson coefficient of correlation were used for the data analysis. It was found that most of the adolescents had positive attitude towards drugs and alcohol. Most of the adolescents received average symbolic punishment, rejection, object punishment, command and negation by their father and mother. Significant and positive relationship was found between father-child relationship and adolescents’ attitude towards drugs and alcohol. Same results were obtained in the case of the mother-child relationship. There has been found significant and positive relationship between father-child relationship and adolescents’ attitude towards drugs and alcohol.
Pages: 763-772
Keywords: Parent-Child Relationship, Adolescents and Attitude towards Drugs and Alcohol.