What do Arab families fight about and how can we measure this conflict?

What is it about?

This article identified the issues that Arab parents fight about with their children. The most common issues related to education, risky behavior, personal choice, dating and marriage, family expectations, and culture and religion. We found, using focus group data, that these issues were all related to honor and reputation. For example, parents often tried to sway their children's behavior by reminding them of the social consequences of their behavior. This article also provides a scale for measuring conflict in Arab families.

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Why is it important?

This article is the first to provide an in-depth examination of conflict in Arab families. This is important because several issues emerged in this article that are not captured by existing studies. Another major contribution of this article is the development and validation of a culturally-relevant measure of intergenerational conflict in Arab families. Interested scholars and practitioners can use the Arab Family Conflict Inventory to measure the nature and extent of conflict in Arab families.