Exploring the Quality of Nexus Among the College-Going Adolescents with Their Parents in Bangladesh: A Public Health Perspective

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the relationship between parental bonding and parent-child relationships among college-going adolescents. A scale suggested by Robert C. Pianta (1992) was used in this quantitative, cross-sectional study with a descriptive design. Among 1000 students of Chattogram Biggan College and Chattogram Commerce College in Chattogram, Bangladesh, 101 individuals were selected. The demographic profile of the participants; 46% of the respondents were male and 54% were female, all of them were between age of 17 to 19. Regarding feelings about spending time with parents, it was discovered that 62.4% of the total 101 participants are delighted with their mother, while 49% are very happy with their father. While 5.9% and 3% of participants are unhappy and very unhappy with their mothers, just 3.5% of the total participants are unhappy with their fathers. While a significant proportion (almost 40%) have a strong bond with their mother. On the other hand, over three-quarters of respondents have disagreements with their fathers' proximity and dependence, according to the research. While a sizable proportion (about 30%) have a strong bond with their father. Whereas over 40% of respondents calculated overall intimacy with their father was low, and nearly 30% with their mother, the remaining respondents were either medium or highly intimate with their parents. Overall relationship intimacy with mothers and fathers was also found to be linked to various relationship characteristics such as conflict (P<0.000), closeness (P<0.000), and dependence (P<0.000) according to the findings. Things that participants liked (P-value=0.047) and disliked (P-value=0.040) most about their mother, feelings when spending time with their mother (P-value=0.066), and things that dislike most about their father (P-value=0.058) had a marginally significant connection with gender.

Keywords: Child-Parent Nexus, Bangladesh, Adolescent student, relationship