PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP OF ADOLESCENT LEARNERS IN LOWER SUBANSIRI DISTRICT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH

Sonisha Rimai Syiem; Dr. Elizabeth Hangsing

Volume : VIII, Issue : XII, December - 2019

PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP OF ADOLESCENT LEARNERS IN LOWER SUBANSIRI DISTRICT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH

Sonisha Rimai Syiem, Dr. Elizabeth Hangsing

Abstract :

Every child is unique. Education aims at inging all–round development in the personality of the child irrespective of the uniqueness in their characteristics. In the process of development of the child’s personality there are many factors that influence the life of the child. The parents have the primary responsibility to influence the child, because they are the role models that the children look up to at all stages of their life. As the child reach the adolescent stage, significant changes take place in adolescents’ relationships with parents. It is at this stage that the parents should try their best to relate well with their children so that the children will not turn to their peers for advice and guidance. This study attempts to examine parent–child relationship in different dimensions of both parent factors of the adolescent learners in Lower Subansiri District of Arunachal Pradesh. A sample of 1146 adolescent learners of Classes IX to XII was selected form the Government Schools of the District. The Parent–Child Relationship Scale (PCRS) developed by Dr.NaliniRao (2005) was administered to the selected sample. The findings revealed that there is a significant difference between male and female adolescent learners in different dimensions of father–child relationship and mother–child relationship.