Mohammad Thanagoei Zadeh - Ph.D student, Department of Family Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences,University of Isfahan; Isfahan, Iran.,
Ozra Etemadi - Associate professor, Department of Family Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.; Corresponding Author,
Sayyed Ahmad Ahmadi - Professor, Department of Family Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences,University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
Rezvan-o-sadat Jazayeri - Assistant Professor, Department of Family Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences,University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

Problems between parents and their male adolescents is a fast growing phenomenon in Iran. This study examined what the problems between parents and their male adolescents were, how problems formatted and what factors influenced on problems formation process between them. Thirty-five participants including parents, their male adolescents, and experts (11 adolescents, 11 fathers, 11 mothers and 5 experts) participated in a semi structured deep interview, and this qualitative data was analyzed using a grounded theory approach. Based on the findings of this exploratory study a preliminary understanding of problems formation process between Iranian parents and their male adolescents is presented and discussed in detail. Through thematic analyze, we uncovered several factors influencing on problems formation process in this population. Qualitative findings revealed that adolescents’ characteristics, parents' features, the type of relationships between parents and their male adolescents, adolescents’ growth, cultural changes, family environment, friends, and school affected the problems among Iranian parents and their male adolescents.

Problems Formation Process, Parents, Male Adolescent