Ezatpour E E, Rezaei R, Rahmani S, Delkhosh V. The role of parent-adolescent conflict and social support in predicting student's existential crisis. Shenakht Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry 2020; 7 (2) :53-63
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1- M.A in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad Univeristy, Sanandaj, Iran
2- Master of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
3- Assistant Professor, Psychology Department, Farhangian University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
4- M.A Student in Educational Research, Department of Educational Sciences, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran , v.73delkhosh@gmail.com
Abstract: (3173 Views)
Introduction: Existential crisis and parent-adolescent conflict are two concepts which are entangled because they are associated with each other, in this regard social support can play a significant role in improving the crisis.
Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of parent-adolescent conflict and social support in predicting existential crisis in students.
Method: The method of this study is categorized as a descriptive correlational. The study population include all 12th grade students in Sanandaj that 175 of them were selected by randomized cluster sampling. Questionnaires of Parent-Adolescent Conflict of Strauss (1990), Family Social Support of Pss_ Fr (1983) and Existential Crisis of Ahmadi and Dastgheib (1994) were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis by SPSS-22 software.
Results: The results revealed a significant positive relationship between parent-adolescent conflict and existential crisis (P<0.01). There was also a negative and significant relationship between social support and the existential crisis (P<0.01). The results of regression analysis also show that 23% of the variance of students' existential crisis is significantly explained by the variables of parent-adolescent conflict and social support.
Conclusion: To conclude, it can be said that family conflicts as well as the way of supporting others can predict the existential crisis of students.
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General Received: 2019/12/21 | Accepted: 2020/03/16 | Published: 2020/06/1