Barriers to effective parenting of adolescent children in resource-constrained communities

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2022

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University of Stellenbosch

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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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Adolescents, Parenting, Child development, Social Work, Poverty

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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

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10.15270/58-4-1076
 http://hdl.handle.net/10566/8462

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