Background: Inter-parental conflict affects adolescent behavior and has severe
consequences for the emotional security and academic performance of adolescents. Aim:
This research paper aims to explore the relationship between emotional security and the
perception of adolescents' inter-parental conflict and their academic achievement. Design:
The study adopted the descriptive correlational design. Setting: Two schools for girls (El-
Obour Secondary School for Girls and Asmaa Bent Abi Bakr Secondary School for Girls)
are the only two governmental secondary schools in El-Obour city. Sample: A simple
random sample (N=283) was taken from the above setting. Tools: Data collection depended
on four tools: The first was a two-part structured interview questionnaire: Part I covered the
students' socio-demographic data, whereas part II comprised the family's socio-demographic
data. The second tool was the Children's Perception of Inter Parental Conflict (CPIC) Scale,
the third tool was the security in the Family System Scale (SIFS), and the fourth tool was the
Academic Achievement Scale. Results: Less than half of the studied students had a moderate
perception of inter-parental conflict, more than one-quarter had a low level of security in
family, and more than half had an unsatisfactory level of academic achievement. Conclusion:
Inter-parental conflict positively correlated with psychological well-being and academic
achievement among students. Recommendation: Conducting periodical workshops for
school students to help express their emotions and intervention programs for students and
parents to enable them to be more adaptive