What has in Common in the Relationships of the Adolescents with the Authoritative Parents and Their Close Friend?

Abstract

The aim of this study: is to evaluate only the characteristics in common between the relationship of the adolescents with their authoritative parents and their relationship with the closed friend.Methodology: This study is a mix one, because it is both quantitative and qualitative. Its conducted at first with 25 pupils the questionnaire Whats your parenting style (Active Parenting Publishers). The questionnaire is divided into two parts with 15 statements each. Part I is designed to help the identifying of the beliefs about parenting. Part II is focused on the current home situation. For each statement there is a scale of agreement 1 to 5: 1 - strongly disagree; 2.- disagree; 3.- neutral; 4.- agree; 5 - strongly agree. The highest combined score suggests the style of parenting that the adolescents parents are currently using.Then with only 15 of them that result to have an authoritative parenting style its conducted the interview How authorative parenting style influences the social relationship with the closed friend? that contains 7 opened questions. This study has been realized in the public middle school Jordan Misja of Shkodra (Albania), in april 2018.Conclusions: From the conducted interviews resulted that the adolescents appreciated more in their both relationship (with the affiliated parent and the close friend): ove despite the mistakes (thats mean the adolescent is not afraid that can be excluded for a mistake); the good communication (thats mean understanding); the continous support (thats mean they help him/her whenever it is needed).