Relationship between adolescents’ perception of inter-parental conflict, the feeling of emotional security in their family, and academic achievement

Abstract

Background: Inter-parental conflict affects adolescent behavior and has severe consequences for the emotional security and academic performance of adolescents. Aim: This research paper aims to explore the relationship between emotional security and the perception of adolescents' inter-parental conflict and their academic achievement. Design:The study adopted the descriptive correlational design. Setting: Two schools for girls (El-Obour Secondary School for Girls and Asmaa Bent Abi Bakr Secondary School for Girls) are the only two governmental secondary schools in El-Obour city. Sample: A simple random sample (N=283) was taken from the above setting. Tools: Data collection depended on four tools: The first was a two-part structured interview questionnaire: Part I covered the students' socio-demographic data, whereas part II comprised the family's socio-demographic data. The second tool was the Children's Perception of Inter Parental Conflict (CPIC) Scale, the third tool was the security in the Family System Scale (SIFS), and the fourth tool was the Academic Achievement Scale. Results: Less than half of the studied students had a moderate perception of inter-parental conflict, more than one-quarter had a low level of security in family, and more than half had an unsatisfactory level of academic achievement. Conclusion: Inter-parental conflict positively correlated with psychological well-being and academic achievement among students. Recommendation: Conducting periodical workshops for school students to help express their emotions and intervention programs for students and parents to enable them to be more adaptive.