The relationship between attachment styles of parents and adolescents i̇nterpersonel problem solving skills and anxiety levels'

Family is the core element of society. Well-being and sustainability of family paves the ground for a heathy society. A problematic family refers to problematic society. Among family systems whose structure is impaired, function is reduced or inadequate, both parents and adolescents are affected in different directions from this disordered structure. It is not even cosiderable to talk about the continuity of family integrity in the presence of disordered structure which ultimately impairs mental health. Within this perspective, the aim of this study was to explore parents' attachement styles and associations with interpersonal problem solving and anxiety levels of adolescents. Data was collected from parents (401), married and have children at the stage od adolescence (period of 14-19 years) both living in Izmir, total 1023 person . In the study, data collected in parents 'and adolescents' socio-demographic status, Experiences in Close Relationships Scale, Marital Adjustment Scale, Beck Anxiety Scale and Problem Solving Inventory in Personality Relationships (CPE) based on the voluntarily participation of the participants. Parents and adolescents were given detailed information about the research before they filled the form and it was stated that the data obtained will only be used for this research and personal information won't be shared with anyone else. The forms were collected and then coded on a computer using SPSS 24 statistical package program for further statistical analysis and the results were evaluated at 95% confidence interval and p <0.05 significance level. The result indicates that there is a relationship between the parental involvement styles, father's chronic illness, mother's education level and adolescent's problem solving skills in interpersonal relationships, and anxiety level.