The Mediating Role of the Social Adjustment for Family Communication Pattern and Adolescent Mental Health

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to check the mediating role of the social adjustment for family communication pattern and mental health. The research design was a correlational design. The sample consisted of 603 high school students (286 female and 317 male) between 13 to 16 years old. Cluster sampling was the sampling method in this research. The revised family communication research questionnaire, student adjustment questionnaire and, general mental health questionnaire were used in this study. The results of path analysis revealed that conversation dimension of the family communication pattern is a significant predictor for mental health (R square = 12%). Also the result showed a complete mediating role of social adjustment for family communication pattern and mental health.

Keywords

• social adjustment
• family communication pattern
• mental health