Status of Family Functioning of Adolescents in Diverse Ecological Regions

Abstract

Abstract Family as an integral part of everyone’s life could play a crucial role in establishing and providing a protective base for development of mental psyche especially to adolescents. However, how a family function is, to a greater extent, determined by its ecological regions. The present study establishes the status of family functioning of adolescents residing in varied residential areas. A total of 160 adolescents (80 boys and 80 girls) studying in class X and XII from CBSE affiliated schools and their parents (160 mothers and 160 fathers) was the sample for the present study. The comparative data was assembled from two cities of Haryana namely Hisar/non-NCR and Gurgaon/NCR. Findings divulged that adolescents residing in NCR had comparatively unbalanced family functioning which calls for strengthening of familial ties for better adolescent prospects and psyche.