Improving the Quality of Mother-Adolescent Relationship Through Communication Skills Training

Martiani Martiani (Rumah Sakit Jiwa Daerah Dr. RM Soedjarwadi)
Sri Lestari (Fakultas Psikologi, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta)
Wisnu Sri Hertinjung (Fakultas Psikologi, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta)

JIP (Jurnal Intervensi Psikologi)
Vol. 13 No. 1 (2021): Jurnal Intervensi Psikologi

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.