Niko is a teenager with a very strained relationship with his parents. They constantly fight and he is always either threatening to move out or being asked by his parents to leave. Although this stresses him out, Niko believes the kind of relationship they have is very typical for teenagers and parents. Would the research on teen-parent relationships agree with his assessment?
A)Yes.Studies have shown that most teens do not get along with their parents but that the conflict dissipates when the teen becomes a young adult.
B)Yes.Studies have shown that most teens say they get along very poorly with their parents and that the best way for parents to cope is to ignore the teens' moodiness.
C)Yes.Studies have shown that most teens say they get along very poorly with their parents but that the best way for parents to cope is to challenge and directly address the teens' moodiness.
D)No.More teens than not say they get along fairly well with their parents, and even when conflict is frequent it is usually mild.
E)There has not been enough research done on teen-parent relationships to address this empirically.

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Research generally indicates that while conflicts between teenagers and their parents do occur, they are often not as severe as perceived, and a majority of teens report having fairly good relationships with their parents.

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