The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships among parent-children communications style, self-esteem, and inclination of interpersonal relations in adolescence.
To clarify the relationship, the research questions were as following;
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The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships among parent-children communications style, self-esteem, and inclination of interpersonal relations in adolescence.
To clarify the relationship, the research questions were as following;
First, does the parent-children communication style make any significant difference to the level of children's self-esteem?
Second, does the parent-children communication style make any significant difference to the level of inclination of interpersonal relations?
Third, does the self-esteem make any significant difference to the level of the level of inclination of interpersonal relations?
Fourth, Do parent-children communication style, self-esteem and inclination of interpersonal relations have relations?
In order to approach these questions, 490 adolescents were sampled from three middle schools and one high school in Seoul Metropolitan area.
The questionnaires, consisted of four parts, were collected to furnish researched data; there were (1) background questions, (2) parent-children communication questions, (3) self-esteem questions, and (4) inclination of interpersonal relations questions. Three scales employed were; (1) parent-adolescence communication scale, (2) self-esteem inventory, and (3) inclination of interpersonal relations scale. The sampled data have been analyzed by ANOVA-test, Sheffe Method, and Pearson Correlation.
The followings were the conclusions:
First, significant difference was observed in the level of self-esteem as parent-children communication style changed. It has been proved that parent-children communication style affected self-esteem.
Second, significant difference was observed in the level of inclination of interpersonal relations as parent-children communication style changed. It has been proved that parent-children communication style affected inclination of interpersonal relations. Third, significant difference was observed in the level of inclination of interpersonal relations as self-esteem changed. It has been proved that self-esteem affected inclination of interpersonal relations.
Fourth, negative correlations were found among parent-children communication style, self-esteem, and inclination of interpersonal relations.
Result of this study supported that parent-children communication style, self-esteem, and inclination of interpersonal relations have significant relations in adolescence.