Role of Parent-child Relationships Influencing the Anxiety Levels in College Students

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Bhagyashree Deka¹ and Anamika Basumatary² (Department of Psychology, Gauhati University, Assam¹ and Department of Psychology, JSPM University, Wagholi, Pune, Maharashtra²)

Moving from home to college is a significant ecological change that emerging adults must adjust to as they become more independent and navigate the world of higher education. This change has significant ramifications for how parents should intervene in their children’s lives. Anxiety is a common occurrence among college students worldwide, and it has varied negative effects on families and individual students. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of parent-child relationships in influencing anxiety levels in college students. The study aims to understand the effect of the role of parent-child relationships in influencing the level of anxiety in college students. A total of 60 participants were selected for this study (30 males & 30 females) through the convenience sampling method. The quantitative method is used for the statistical analysis, which includes the T-test and Pearson correlation. The tools used for this study are the Child-Parent Relationship Scale- Short Form (CPRS-SF), which is used to assess the relationship between children and their parents as perceived by the parent and the Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale for measuring the anxiety levels among college students. From this study, it has been found that there is a significant gender difference between males and females in terms of the level of anxiety. Additionally, while gender differences are not statistically significant when it comes to the Conflict factor, they are when it comes to the Closeness factor of the Child-Parent Relationship. Furthermore, a statistically significant positive correlation between the conflict factor and anxiety in young adults was discovered. For Closeness and Anxiety, it was found to have an almost negligible correlation, which is not statistically significant. More researches are suggested to look at the broader aspect of this field.