1. Parents and I

2. Cloud Smile Mango Steven Our group

3. Introduction Video Activity Methodology and Results Discussions Conclusion Today’s Outline

4. Introduction

5. What is affecting the relationship between parents and late adolescents?

6. Easy approach Living with parents Able to self-assess and evaluate Late adolescents

7. Happiness and Warmth

8. Conflicts Problems Tragedies Sadness and Discontent

9. Satisfaction Factors on Daily habits, Interactions with parents, Other tiny stuff in life Our approach

10. Activity

11. Factors which may affect the relationship between you and parents… 1.Having Chat Time with Parents 2.Having Dinners with Parents 3.Celebrating Parents’ Birthdays 4.Celebrating Your Birthday 5.Greeting parents Good Morning and Good Night 6.Freedom / Autonomy granted 7.Privacy granted 8.Home space / Living environment satisfaction 9.Mentioning your Family Life in front of others

12. Methodology

13. Online questionnaire Comprehensive Self-devised scale Target: Late adolescence, aged 16-24

14. Methodology Focuses of questions: Time with parents Interactions Privacy and autonomy Publicly response Methodology

15. 100 respondents Most (45 of them) are from aged 21 76 of them are female Results

16. Using multiple regression method: Strongest predictor: Autonomy 2nd strongest: Time for parents 3rd strongest: Home spaces satisfaction

17. Weakest predictor: Duration for dinner 2nd weakest: Times for dinner 3rd weakest: Computer usage time

18. Other findings: Significant difference between 5000-9999 group with 25000-29999 and 30000 group in parents scale

19. “Annoying” - Significant difference between Strongly agree group and all other groups “Privacy” - Significant difference between agree groups with disagree groups

20. Bonus Talking with parents: Significant difference between 60 mins group. <15`~30>60 Bonus

21. Time for dinner: <10 mins : 25 ~15mins : 56 Computer hours per week: 11-20: 24 21-30: 23 31-40: 17 >40 : 21 70 of them remember the birthdays of the parents Bonus

22. “When they are asleep, I would try not to wake them up”: Strongly agree: 50, agree: 44 Bonus

23. Discussion

24. The Strongest 3 predictor Strongest predictor: Autonomy 2nd strongest: Time spend with parents 3rd strongest: Home space satisfaction

25. Discussion The Weakest 3 predictor Weakest predictor: Duration of dinner 2nd weakest: Times for dinner 3rd weakest: Computer usage time

26. -Strong sense of independence -“Individual” vs. “Property of parent” -Rely more on themselves and try to self-governing Autonomy

27. Strong predictor: Time spent with parents (chatting) Weak predictor: Duration of dinner Time for dinner Time spent with parents

28. Dinner time:  Not really talk much during dinner  No real communication  Not an effective predictor! Chatting time:  Real communication  Get more understanding  An Effective Factor! Time spent with parents

29.  For work, entertainment  Daily routine  Not an Effective Factor! Computer usage time

30.  Satisfaction of living place  Satisfaction with people live with  Better Relationship!! 愛屋及烏 Home space satisfaction

31. Some factors in daily life will significantly affect the relationship with parents They can be predictors/indicator of a person’s relationship with parents Appropriate action to those factors may enhance the relationship with parents Conclusion

32. The Strongest 3 predictor Strongest predictor: Autonomy 2nd strongest: Time spend with parents 3rd strongest: Home space satisfaction Conclusion

33. What can be done? As parents  “Let go” As children  “I guarantee co- operation” For both: Establish and enhance trust between you and parents

34. The End

35. Discussion (1) When your parent(s) ask “where have you been today?”, what will you feel? Caring or Annoying?

36. Discussion (2) Do your parents give you enough privacy? How that relate to the relationship with parents?

37. Discussion (3) Would you mention your family life in front of others? Do you think it show a good/bad relationship with parents? What may be the possible reasons?