Parental Relationship Quality

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The study hypothesized that there would be a strong negative correlation between parental relationship quality and criminal history among individuals in late adolescence and adulthood. Based on the data collection, the findings partially support the main hypothesis of this study. The results revealed a weak to moderate negative correlation between parental relationship and criminal history (r=-0.20), as in opposed to the hypothesis prediction of a strong negative correlation. A weak to moderate correlation indicated that late adolescents and adults with a strong parental relationship quality engaged in criminal history less often than young adolescents. To emphasize, a parental relationship quality can predict criminal behaviors. This relationship …show more content…
One limitation found was that this study used a convenience sampling method which produced bias among the participants. All the participants were recruited through Facebook, family, and peers. With this being said, I personally knew my participants which did not produce a truly random sample. In addition, more than half of the participants were females compared to males and. This study also did not ask about the level of educational attainment of the participants. These features can be considered as a drawback to this study since it did not generate a true representation of the population. Another limitation is that the research survey asked very sensitive and personal questions. The survey asked questions about one's parental relationship quality and their criminal history Since I knew the participants on a personal level, they may be reluctant to answer all the questions truthfully. The participants may not want to publicly display their parental relationships and criminal history, despite the study being confidential and anonymous. The survey also asked about parents in general or people who they with that act as parents. Therefore, this study did not specify what parent the participants were referring