Social Relations & Psychological Adjustment among Adult Children of Parents with Depression and Anxiety

Abstract

The present study explored the level social relation and psychological adjustment among adult children of parents with depression and anxiety. The main objective of the study was to see the relationship between social relation, psychological adjustment among the children of depressed and anxious parents. It was hypothesized that there is significant relationship between social relation and psychological adjustment among the children of depressed and anxious parents. It was also assumed that the significant differences will exist on social relation and psychological adjustment among the male and female children of depressed and anxious parents. It was a correlation study in which correlational and comparative research design was used. The total sample size was one hundred and twenty (N = 120) which consists of sixty males and sixty females. The sample was selected through the purposive sampling technique. Children were asked to fill the scales named as Provision of Social Relation Scale and Psychological Adjustment Scale to measure the level of social relation and psychological adjustment among the children of depressed and anxious parents. Statistical Package of Social Sciences version 17 (SPSS-17) was used for statistical analysis. The result showed that there is significant positive relationship between social relation and psychological adjustment. Further the results showed that there is significant difference between males and females on social relation and psychological adjustment among the children of depressed and anxious parents. The scores of female children were higher on social relation and psychological adjustment than male children of the depressed and anxious parents.

Keywords: Social relations, Psychological Adjustment, Anxiety, Depression