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Abstract

The less quality of mother-adolescent relationship is indicated by the unwillingness of adolescent to talk about their problem to mother and the emergent of mother-adolescent conflict. This research aim to prove the effectiveness of communication skills training to increase the quality of mother-adolescent relationship. This research tests the hypothesis that communication training can improve the quality of mother and teen relationship. The quality of mother-adolescent relationship was measured using the scale of mother-child relationship. The participants were 18 mothers with Senior High School of education and that have adolescent children. The experimental design used was a pre-test post-test control group design. The result shows that communication skills training can effectively increase the quality of mother-adolescent relationship.
After a mother participates in training, teenagers feel comfortable telling their problems to mothers and feel understood
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communication skills experimental research mother-adolescent relationship quality

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Martiani, M., Lestari, S., & Hertinjung, W. S. (2021). Improving the Quality of Mother-Adolescent Relationship Through Communication Skills Training. JIP (Jurnal Intervensi Psikologi), 13(1), 47–62. https://doi.org/10.20885/intervensipsikologi.vol13.iss1.art5

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