Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between conflict resolution and parental attitudes among adolescents. The research was carried out by using relational scanning model a sub-genre of general scanning model. The study group was selected using random sampling method in four different high schools, in Konya. 280 (%52.2) of the participants are female students and 256 (%47.8) male. Conflict Resolution Behavior Scale and Parent Attitude Inventory are used to collect the relevant data. Data obtained was analyzed using SPSS 16.00 package program. Statistical analyses were conducted using Pearson Moments Product Correlation and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis Techniques were used. Research findings indicate that whereas there is a negative statistical relation between democratic parental attitudes and aggressiveness subscale of conflict resolution inventory, a positive relationship was established between protective and authoritarian parental attitudes and aggressiveness. Moreover, a positive relationship emerged between democratic parental attitudes and problem solving subscale of conflict resolution inventory. A negative relationship emerged between authoritarian parental attitudes and problem solving subscale of conflict resolution inventory. The results showed that parental attitudes predict conflict resolution behavior of adolescents. 

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