The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of sex of adolescent and SES of the family, maternal attachment and child-rearing behavior on adolescent's self-esteem. The subjects were 234 pairs of adolescents attending at junior-middle scho...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of sex of adolescent and SES of the family, maternal attachment and child-rearing behavior on adolescent's self-esteem. The subjects were 234 pairs of adolescents attending at junior-middle schools and their mothers in Kwangju. The questionnaires were used to collect the datas on maternal attachment and child-rearing behavior and adolescent's self-esteem. The results were as follows:
1. The effects of maternal attachment types on maternal child-rearing behaviors did not found significantly.
2. Maternal 'love' and 'authoritarian' child-rearing behavior, sex of adolescent were found significantly influential variables on adolescent's self-esteem.
3. Due to sex and levels of self-esteem, the influences of variables were found differently.