Relationship of Parental Support, Interpersonal Conflicts and Acute Stress in Adolescence

Abstract

The purpose of current research is to investigate how parental support protects adolescents from negative effects of acute stress by examining how interpersonal conflict within the family may lead to stress responses. The purpose of this research is to complex interplay in the setting of adolescence between acute stress, interpersonal conflict, and parental support. A survey method was used by using correlation research design. Data was collected by using purposive sampling technique. The sample of the participants was 200 students’ male and female both of age range 12 –18 selected from government and private schools/institute of Lahore. Three standardized scales were used to measure the perceived parental support, conflicts, and stress. This study reveals that parental support, interpersonal conflicts, and its components significant positive predictors of acute stress. Current research can be helpful in identifying the problems and difficulties levels of adolescents in parenting.