Degree

BS (Social Sciences & Liberal Arts)

Faculty / School

School of Economics and Social Sciences (SESS)

Department

Department of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts

Date of Award

Spring 2025

Date of Submission

2025-07-22

Advisor

Palvashay Sethi, Lecturer - SSLA

Project Type

SSLA Culminating Experience

Access Type

Restricted Access

Abstract

This research mainly looks at how childhood experience of parental fights has long-term effects on self-esteem and the quality of romantic relationships in young adults. The study sought to address the following question: what is the relationship of childhood exposure to marital conflict with self-esteem and romantic relationships among young adults? The aim was to comprehend the effects of conflict between the parents on the spiritual and connective parameters and how it predetermines the adult life. A qualitative research design was applied in which semi-structured interviews were administered on six subjects (equal in gender, three males and three females), and all subjects were of Pakistan nationality. The research design enabled the investigator to take a deep look into personal experiences thus it suited well when addressing delicate issues such as the family. The findings showed that the people who had witnessed a high level of parental conflict in childhood had low self-esteem and poor functioning of their love affairs. Most participants found emotions healing and freed them of much relief after they got a chance to talk about these experiences, and they felt these talks were uncommon and useful in reconciling their past. Among the primary gaps in the literature that the study covers, one can mention the absence of studies conducted on long-term emotional effects of parental conflict on young adults in non-Western cultures, namely, Pakistan. In this way, the study addresses this gap as the researchers’ study reflections of young adults regarding their childhood experience and how their childhood experience contributes to the development of emotional well-being and the quality of romantic relationships that they have. Research implications indicate that youths should be offered support programs in terms of their relationship with parents in case of parental conflict and future research with larger sample sizes and better cultural diversity should be conducted to corroborate the findings of the current study. This paper explains that discussing parental conflict is a critical condition that affects the emotional health of adults and their relationships.

Pages

70

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