This research is an attempt to reveal what relationship exists between the pattern of parental stroke as recognized by the child and the child's life position. The following research questions were set.
Firstly, what kind of differences are there in ...
This research is an attempt to reveal what relationship exists between the pattern of parental stroke as recognized by the child and the child's life position. The following research questions were set.
Firstly, what kind of differences are there in parent's stroking pattern recognized by the child, depending on changing home environmental factors?
Secondly, what kind of difference is there in child's life position, depending on changing home environmental factors?
Finally, what kind of relationship does parent's stroking pattern recognized by a child, have with the child's life positions?
In order to address the questions set above, 344 second year male and female students from 10 different middle schools in the cities of Jinju and Sacheon of
A thesis submitted to the Committee of Graduate School of Education, Gyeongsang National University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master's degree of Education in June, 2005. Gyeongsangnamdo, were requested to complete a survey. From the completed surveys, the researcher was able to investigate issues such as; parental stroking pattern recognised by the child, child's life positions and changing factors in the home environment. The survey regarding the parent's stroking patterns and home environmental factors was formulated under the supervising professor and the survey regarding the students' life positions based on the survey released by the "Korean Transactional Analysis Association". Parts of the said survey were finely tuned so that it was appropriate for middle school students. The collected data was fed to the SPSS 10.0 for Windows program for analysis, to present ; average, standard deviation, T-Test, and one-way ANOVA, Pearson's Correlation Analysis, Multiple Regression Analysis.
The research results are as follows.
Firstly, after examining the differences existing in parent's stroking patterns depending on variations in the home environment, it was revealed that male students are more likely to receive more of the positive strokes from parents, than female students. Students from broken families had lower positive stroke and more no-strokes than those from families with intact parents. In addition, it was also recognized that better the financial state of a family, more positive stroke a child receives from his or her parents. Furthermore, middle child, eldest, only-child and youngest, were the order in which a child received negative strokes from parents. Also, it was revealed that more harmonious a family, more positive strokes a child received and less of the negative strokes and no-strokes.
Secondly, the differences in student's life position were examined in light of changing home environmental factors. The examination showed that girls tended to have more negative positions than boys. Students from broken-parent families had fit more into a I'm not OK life position than those living with both parents. In order of highest ranking in the I'm OK life position ; youngest, only child, middle child and eldest. In order of highest ranking in the I'm not OK life position ; youngest, middle child, eldest and only child, were presented. In addition, out of the students who completed the survey, those with better financial circumstances had higher self-esteem than those with difficult financial circumstances. Furthermore, the research showed that more harmonious families, the more likely that children holds themselves and others in high-esteem and in the I'm OK life position. On the other hand, students from a discontent family life tended to have negative attitudes with I'm not OK life position as well as You're not OK life position.
Thirdly, examination of the relationship between parent's stroking pattern and child' life position, showed that more positively children perceived parent's stroke pattern, more the I'm OK life position they presented and less the amount of I'm not OK life position, towards themselves and their peers.
After examining the effects that parent's stroking pattern has on child's life position, it was apparent that a I'm OK life position was the result of parent's absolute positive stroke. In addition, in negative life positions, only the negative and verbal stoke and absolute strokes seemed to have an effect.
Thus, the research result illustrates that parent's stroking has a large influence on child's life position. Therefore, for a positive attitude change in a child's, in the form of a I'm OK and You're OK life positions, positive stroke that is receptive and affectionate in nature is vital. Finally, parental education on ways to raise children positively is called for.