title: Adolescent-parent conflict in the age of social media: Case reports from India.
abstract: Social media activities have gained popularity amongst children and adolescents as a means of communication; giving them the opportunity for independence and social development as well as rendering them vulnerable to negative influences. In traditionally collectivistic societies like India, moving rapidly towards modernisation, not only is there a divide between parents and adolescents over the endorsement of these sites, but also regarding value systems related to autonomy and dating that are facilitated by such activities. We present cases of two adolescent girls to highlight adolescent parent conflict that arises in the age of social media in a cultural context. Further, the cases underscore that value systems and culture play an important role in resolution of such conflict.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India. Electronic address: drruchitashah@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ruchita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India. Electronic address: dr.nidhichauhan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Nidhi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India. Electronic address: dranoopkrn@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anoop Krishna
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India. Electronic address: mahadevsinghsen@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mahadev Singh
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D054541:Family Conflict / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D010287:Parent-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D061108:Social Media
keywords: Adolescent; Adolescent parent conflict; Conflict resolution; Culture; Social media