Effectiveness of Parental Counselling in Parent-Child Relational Problems: A Quasi Experimental Research

Abstract

Present study aimed at measuring the effectiveness of parental Counselling on the n parent child-relational problems. This study included (N = 31) parents including mothers (20) and fathers (n = 11) different cities of Punjab, Pakistan. The age of ranged between 31-52 years ( M = 38.63 , SD = 12.36 ) In a quasi-experimental design study; a pre-post assessment of parent-child relational problems was done by using 78-items Urdu version of Parent Child Relationship Inventory (PCRI). An indigenously developed 6 sessions Parental Counselling Program was implemented to improve parent-child relational problems. Results of paired sample t-test revealed significant differences in pre-post assessment. Parents in post-test significantly exhibited higher scores on support ( 2.73), satisfaction (r = 1.59) Involvement (r = 0.91) , communication (r = 2.43) , limit = 1.91), autonomy (2.33) and role orientation (r = 3.36) as compared to pre-test. In conclusion, parental Counselling (and this ingeniously developed program) can play a significant role in improving parent-child relationships. Current study provides a Counselling program for educational and school counselors, as a treatment process to improve parent-child relationship and consequently decrease the negative effects of parent-child relationship problems on children.