Effectiveness of counseling based on religious teachings on reducing parent-adolescent conflicts among the tenth grader girls in Khomeyni Shahr

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of counseling based on religious teachings on reducing parent-adolescent conflicts among the tenth grader girls in Khomeyni Shahr. This is a quasi-experimental, pre-test, and post-test with control group study. The statistical population was the tenth grader girls in Khomeyni Shahr, of whom 30 students were selected by the method of convenience sampling; their parents were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups with each group consisting of 15 pairs of parents. To collect the data, Prinz's Teen Conflict Questionnaire was filled out by the tenth grader girls before and after counseling sessions. The counseling package for parents, using religious teachings with an emphasis on the views of two experts in the field of religious education, was prepared. The Data were analyzed on an inferential level. Test of hypotheses using analysis of covariance showed that counseling based on religious teachings in parent-child relationships reduces parent-adolescent conflicts.