Parents and I
• Cloud• Smile• Mango• Steven
Our group
• Introduction• Video • Activity• Methodology and
Results• Discussions• Conclusion
Today’s Outline
Introduction
What is affecting the relationship between parents and late
adolescents?
• Easy approach
• Living with parents
• Able to self-assess and evaluate
Late adolescents
Happiness and Warmth
ConflictsProblemsTragedies
Sadness and Discontent
SatisfactionFactors on Daily habits, Interactions with parents,
Other tiny stuff in life
Our approach
Activity
Factors which may affect the relationship between you and parents…
1. Having Chat Time with Parents
2. Having Dinners with Parents
3. Celebrating Parents’ Birthdays
4. Celebrating Your Birthday
5. Greeting parents Good Morning and Good Night
6. Freedom / Autonomy granted
7. Privacy granted
8. Home space / Living environment satisfaction
9. Mentioning your Family Life in front of others
Methodology
Methodology
• Online questionnaire• Comprehensive Self-devised scale• Target: Late adolescence, aged 16-24
MethodologyFocuses of questions:
• Time with parents
• Interactions
• Privacy and autonomy
• Publicly response
Methodology
• 100 respondents
• Most (45 of them) are from aged 21
• 76 of them are female
ResultsResults
Using multiple regression method:
• Strongest predictor: Autonomy
• 2nd strongest: Time for parents
• 3rd strongest: Home spaces satisfaction
• Weakest predictor: Duration for dinner
• 2nd weakest: Times for dinner
• 3rd weakest: Computer usage time
Other findings:
• Significant difference between 5000-9999 group with 25000-29999 and 30000 group in parents scale
• “Annoying” - Significant difference between Strongly agree group and all other groups
• “Privacy” - Significant difference between agree groups with disagree groups
Bonus• Talking with pare
nts: Significant difference between <15 mins group with ~30 mins group and >60 mins group.
<15` ~30 >60
Bonus
Bonus• Time for dinner:
<10 mins : 25
~15mins : 56 • Computer hours per week:
11-20 : 24
21-30 : 23
31-40 : 17
>40 : 21 • 70 of them remember the bi
rthdays of the parents
Bonus
Bonus
• “When they are asleep, I would try not to wake them up”:
Strongly agree: 50, agree: 44
Bonus
Discussion
Discussion
The Strongest 3 predictor
• Strongest predictor: Autonomy• 2nd strongest: Time spend with parents• 3rd strongest: Home space satisfaction
Discussion
The Weakest 3 predictor
• Weakest predictor: Duration of dinner
• 2nd weakest: Times for dinner
• 3rd weakest: Computer usage time
-Strong sense of independence
-“Individual” vs. “Property of parent”
-Rely more on themselves and try to
self-governing
Autonomy
Strong predictor: Time spent with parents (chatting)
Weak predictor:Duration of dinner
Time for dinner
Time spent with parents
Dinner time:
Not really talk much during dinner
No real communication
Not an effective predictor!
Chatting time:
Real communication
Get more understanding
An Effective Factor!
Time spent with parents
For work, entertainment
Daily routine
Not an Effective Factor!
Computer usage time
Satisfaction of living placeSatisfaction with people live withBetter Relationship!!
愛屋及烏
Home space satisfaction
•Some factors in daily life will significantly
affect the relationship with parents
•They can be predictors/indicator of a
person’s relationship with parents
•Appropriate action to those factors may
enhance the relationship with parents
Conclusion
The Strongest 3 predictor
•Strongest predictor: Autonomy•2nd strongest: Time spend with parents•3rd strongest: Home space satisfaction
Conclusion
What can be done?
• As parents “Let go”• As children “I
guarantee co-operation”
• For both: Establish and enhance trust between you and parents
The End
Discussion (1)When your parent(s) ask “where have you been today?”, what will you feel?
Caring or Annoying?
Discussion (2)
Do your parents give you enough privacy?
How that relate to the relationship with parents?
Discussion (3)
Would you mention your family life in front of others?
Do you think it show a good/bad relationship with parents?
What may be the possible reasons?