Perceived Parental Conflict and Psychological Needs among Children and Adolescents

Abstract

The present study aimed to examine the relationship between perceived parental conflict and psychological needs among children and adolescents through cross-sectional survey research. Through a simple random sampling technique, a total of 1000 children and adolescents were selected from Gujranwala Punjab, Pakistan. The perceived parental conflict was measured using the Children’s Perception of Interpersonal Conflict Scale and psychological needs were measured by Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scale-Child Version. Findings indicated a statistically significant negative correlation between perceived parental conflict (intensity, frequency, resolution) and psychological needs (autonomy, relatedness, competence) (p≤.001). The findings of the present study indicated that perceived parental conflict significantly predicted psychological needs among children and adolescents [R 2 =.93; F (1, 998) = 10215.3, p≥.01]. Results also revealed that no significant differences were found in relation to participants ‘gender, and family systems results of the present study would be helpful to raise awareness about the critical effects of perceived parental conflict and psychological needs among children among adolescents.