Parental Communication And Impulsivity Of School Adolescents During Confinement For The Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This research aimed to evaluate the association of parental communication and adolescent impulsivity during covid-19 pandemic confinement. Method: The study was conducted under the mixed research approach and with a cross-sectional-correlational scope. In this sense, those who participated in the study were students of the secondary level of the educational institutions of the district of Ate - Peru. They were administered Barnes and Olson's Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale (1982) and Barratt's Impulsivity Scale (BIS-11-A). Results: It was found as evidence that, during confinement, for 89.4%, parents had a higher level of communication with school adolescents; likewise, for 49.6% of adolescents, their level of impulsivity was low and, for 26.3%, very low. By correlating parental communication and impulsivity in school adolescents, it was possible to validate this association. Conclusion: It can be inferred that there was a direct and significant association between parental communication and the impulsivity of school adolescents during confinement; therefore, it expresses that parents have maintained fluid, pleasant, direct and empathetic communication with school adolescents, helping them to control and guide their impulsivity levels.