Parental Involvement, Self-Concept Clarity, Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Adolescents

The present research studied the relationship between parental involvement, self-concept Clarity, emotional and behavioral problems in adolescents. It was hypothesized that there will be significant correlation between parental involvement, self-concept clarity, emotional and behavioral problems in adolescents. The sample was consisted of (n=200) adolescents including both girls and boys of age 12 to 17 years. Correlation research design was used in this study. The data was gathered through convenient sampling. Pearson product moment correlation analysis showed that parental involvement and self-concept clarity is negatively correlated to the emotional and behavioral problems, while parental involvement and self-concept clarity were positively correlated. Stepwise regression analysis showed that parental involvement and self-concept clarity were the negative predictors of emotional and behavioral problems in adolescents. Independent sample t-test showed the significant differences in the parental involvement, self-concept clarity, emotional and behavioral problems in terms of maternal profession of adolescents. Independent sample t-test also showed significant differences in the parental involvement, self-concept clarity, emotional and behavioral problems in adolescents in terms of home environment. ANOVA showed that there were significant differences in the parental involvement and self-concept clarity in terms of paternal profession and socioeconomic status. ANOVA also showed that there were significant differences found in the parental involvement and self-concept clarity in terms of maternal qualification of adolescents.