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Family communication patterns expose family members, especially teenagers, to various types of behavior. A good and effective communication strategy will encourage good behavior among teenagers. vice versa, if family communication is not good, it can affect their behavior. Therefore, it is important for a family to know their communication patterns in order to form a happy family. This study is done in order to find out the communication of parent-child among Generation in Malaysia. Conversation and conformity orientation and the four variables (Consensual, Pluralistic, Protective and Laissez-Faire) are included to assist in our study. This study used family communication theory as the foundation for this study. 67 out of 70 respondents were selected after a thorough check of the targeted audience. A survey has been made for Generation Z in Malaysia ages from 12 to 30 to identify the types of families they are in. Surprisingly, this study found out that respondents belong to a pluralistic family group.
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In-Text Citation: (Hassan et al., 2022)
To Cite this Article: Hassan, M. S., Hadi, S. N. I. A., Husani, N. H. Q., Anuar, N. A. Q. K., Baharen, N. S., Hamdi, N. N. I., & Yunus, W. A. M. M. (2022). Communication of Parent-Child among Gen Z: A Preliminary Study. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(8), 807 – 817.
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