Parent-child emotional relationship as a predictor of aggression in girls

Pages: 687-692
Minakshi Rana (Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College, Chandigarh)

The present study examined the role of emotional relationship of parents in predicting aggression among girls. The sample consisted of 500 girls, aged 11-13 years from Kullu (Himachal Pradesh, India). Stepwise Regression Analysis indicated that hindering and condemning relationship of girls with father contribute significantly to aggression with 10% of variance, and tense and distant relationship with mother, contribute significantly with 7% of variance. Collectively these factors have contributed 17% of variance in girls’ aggression.