OVER PROTECTIVE PARENTING WITH ADOLESCENTS COPING STRATEGIES

Abstract

Introduction. Parents are responsible to meet the needs of children include biological and psychological needs, but in reality behave over protective parents. The result appears coping strategies in children. The purpose of this study was to identify the correlation of behavior over protective parent with a teenager coping strategies in Mutiara Bandung 4 Junior High School. Methods. The study was observational with cross sectional sample of 70 respondents taken by purposive sampling method. Instruments questionnaire and analyzed using chi square test. Results. This study showed that teenagers in Mutiara Bandung 4 Junior High School whose parents overprotected more used Emotional Focused Coping than parents who did not overprotected. Chi square test p = 0.003, ie p <α (0.05). There was a correlation between the behavior over protective parent with a teenager coping strategies in Mutiara Bandung 4 Junior High School. Discussion. The Parents be recommended to comprehend adolescent condition with viewpoint of growth and development of adolescents, so they can use good coping strategy to solve their problems.

Keywords: Adolescents, Coping Strategies, Over Protective