Parent-child communication, friendship functions and truancy in adolescents
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2020
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UMT Lahore
Abstract
The present study was intended to find out the relationship between parent-child
communication, friendship functions and truancy in adolescents. It was hypothesized
that there is likely to be a relationship between parent-child communication,
friendship functions and truancy. It was hypothesized that parent-child
communication is likely to predict truancy. It was also hypothesized that friendship
functions is likely to predict truancy. Correlational research design was used to assess
the relationship among variables. Purposive sampling technique was used to recruit
the sample. The sample comprised of (N=300) school children with age range 9-12
years.
The questionnaires for collecting data included the Parent-Child
Communication Scale by McCarty et al., 2003, McGill Friendship Questionnaire–FF
by Mendelson and Aboud, 1999 and Truancy Questionnaire by Suleman et al., 2017
were used for the study. Results revealed that there was a significant positive
relationship between parent-child communication and truancy and also between
friendship functions and truancy in adolescents. Moreover, parent-child
communication and friendship functions positively predicted truancy in adolescents.
These results have implications in various research settings, educational settings; can
increase awareness of parents that how they could improve communication with their
children and it could help them in understanding how their behaviour leads to their
children truancy. It can also raise awareness about how strongly students get affected
by their peers.