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?