Abstract:
Conflict between parents and their adolescent children has become alarmingly widespread. It has grown to be so worrying that people are talking about it more frequently now. There is cause for concern given the frequency of disputes between parents and teenagers in various regions of the world. Despite these studies, this region of the world has not sufficiently studied the factors that predict the occurrence. Therefore, this study explores the psychological variables as correlates of parent-adolescent conflict in Ibadan's youth. A descriptive survey research design was used for this study. Using a multi-stage sampling technique, 300 participants were chosen from two secondary schools in the city. With a mean age of 12.0 years (SD=18.16) and a range of ages from 11 to 20, the participants. Pearson Product Moment Correlation and multiple regression analysis were both used to test three research questions. A significant positive relationship between emotional intelligence and personality trait was found in the research (r = 0.203, p 0.05), (r = 0.371**, P < 0.05) and aggression (r = -.313**, P 0.05) was not significant, though. The three factors together explained 17.9% of the variation in the participants' predictions of parent-adolescent conflict. In the following order, the independent variables made positive relative contributions to parent-adolescent conflict: aggression (=-.191, t = -3.320, p 0.05) and personality (= 0.314, t = 4.770, p 0.05) had the least impact on secondary school adolescents in Ibadan's ability to predict parent-adolescent conflict. Emotional intelligence does not, however, strongly predict parent-adolescent conflict (r = 0.047, t =.726; p 0.05). In light of this finding, it is suggested that programs for developing positive emotional intelligence and personality be developed to lessen parent-adolescent conflict. Teenagers should be encouraged to channel their aggression in healthy ways. To prevent conflict between parents and teenagers, school counselors should put more effort into teaching moral responsibility to young people.
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