Abstract:
Abstract
The present research aims to find the effect of family functioning on moral
development and behavior problem among adolescents. The main objective of the
present study is to find out the relationship between family functioning, moral
development and behavior problems among adolescents focusing on healthy family
functionality influencing the behavior problem in adolescents. It was hypothesized that
parent-family functioning will be related to adolescent moral development and
behavioral problems. It was hypothesized that parent-family functioning would predict
adolescent moral development and behavioral problems. The research method was a
correlational research design. The sample was selected by purposive sampling
technique. Data was collected from adolescents and their parents by using the following
psychometric tools which are; General Family Functioning, Moral Development
Inventory (MDI) and Barratt Impulsive Scale-Eleventh Revision (BIS-11), and Buss-
Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ). The non-probability purposive sampling
technique was used to collect data from (N=300) 100 adolescents and 200 parents. Corelational
and comparative research design was used for this research. Data was
analyzed on SPSS 25. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze, demographics. The
correlation analysis reveals significant relationships between family functioning, moral
development, and behavioral problems among the studied these variables. Higher
family functioning (reported by both parents) is associated with higher moral
development and lower behavioral problems. Higher levels of fathers' family
functioning are associated with increased moral development, while at the same time,
they are also linked to higher levels of behavioral problems.
