Relationship between Perceived Interparental Conflicts and Psychological Maladjustment among Late Adolescents
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Perceived Interparental Conflicts, Psychological Maladjustment, AdolescentsAbstract
The aim of the research was to investigate the relationship between perceived interparental conflicts and psychological maladjustment among late adolescents. A sample consisted of 120 late adolescents (60 males & 60 females). In the current research, the Children's Perception of Inter-Parental Conflict Scale (Grych et al., 1992) and the Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (Terluin et al., 2006) were applied. For all analyses, SPSS (version 27) was used. Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation were used to calculate the results. The correlation analysis revealed a significant positive relationship among all factors of perceived interparental conflict and psychological maladjustment among late adolescents.
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