ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to identify a difference of conflict sources between parents and adolescents. This research used cross-sectional survey design to compare conflict sources between parents and adolescents within family structures. Samples were selected using accidental sampling technique which consisted of 729 Indonesian adolescents (11–21 years old), 448 mothers, and 395 fathers, who lived in Bandung. The majority of respondents were Sundanese and Islamic. The result showed that conflict sources perceived by adolescents were different from those of parents. Most adolescents (37%) perceived family relationships as being the main conflict sources with parents whereas most mothers (39%) and fathers (41%) perceived values and attitudes were the main conflict sources with adolescents. It can be concluded from this difference in perspective that most adolescents think their parents cannot understand their feelings and emotional needs. On the other hand, parents think that adolescents should obey the set of values and attitudes from the parents’ standard. This finding will underlie the design of a parent-adolescent conflict resolution model as a part of a family support program.
