Improving the Quality of Mother-Adolescent Relationship Through Communication Skills Training

• Published in: JIP (Jurnal Intervensi Psikologi) Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 47 - 62
• Main Authors: Martiani, Martiani, Lestari, Sri, Sri Hertinjung, Wisnu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Master of Psychology Degree, Faculty of Psychology and Socio-Cultural Sciences, Universitas Islam Indonesia 01.06.2021
• Subjects: communication skills; experimental research; mother-adolescent relationship quality
• ISSN: 2085-4447; 2579-4337
• DOI: 10.20885/intervensipsikologi.vol13.iss1.art5

The less quality of mother-adolescent relationship is indicated by the unwillingness of adolescent to talk about their problem to mother and the emergent of mother-adolescent conflict. This research aim to prove the effectiveness of communication skills training to increase the quality of mother-adolescent relationship. This research tests the hypothesis that communication training can improve the quality of mother and teen relationship. The quality of mother-adolescent relationship was measured using the scale of mother-child relationship. The participants were 18 mothers with Senior High School of education and that have adolescent children. The experimental design used was a pre-test post-test control group design. The result shows that communication skills training can effectively increase the quality of mother-adolescent relationship. After a mother participates in training, teenagers feel comfortable telling their problems to mothers and feel understood.