Barriers to effective parenting of adolescent children in resource-constrained communities
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Date
2022
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University of Stellenbosch
Abstract
The study examined barriers to effective parenting of adolescent children in resourceconstrained communities. A qualitative approach was adopted for data collection and analysis.
Thematic analysis was applied to data acquired from a sample of parents from resourceconstrained areas in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Parents interviewed identified
the following barriers: financial constraints, peer influence, alcohol and drug abuse, lack of
adequate parental time, communication and maturational changes. Given the parental
challenges emerging from the findings of the study, greater understanding of the conditions
under which effective parenting of adolescent children in resource-constrained societies can be
fostered is essential.
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Keywords
Adolescents, Parenting, Child development, Social Work, Poverty
Citation
Donga, G. et al. (2022). Barriers to effective parenting of adolescent children in resource-constrained communities. Social Work (South Africa), 58(4), 459-477. 10.15270/58-4-1076