The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of school adjustment to perceived parenting behaviors and anger expression of adolescents.
The questions of this study were as follows.
First, is there a difference in perceived parenting beh...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of school adjustment to perceived parenting behaviors and anger expression of adolescents.
The questions of this study were as follows.
First, is there a difference in perceived parenting behaviors, anger expression and school adjustment of adolescents with regard to gender, types of schools, and grade level?
Second, is there an effect of school adjustment to perceived parenting behaviors and anger expression on adolescents?
567 questionnaires were used in this study. The studies consist of adolescents in Busan from 2nd graders in coeducational middle schools to high school students from specialized high schools and regular high schools. Students completed a set of questionnaires including “The Korean Adaptation of the State – Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI-K)”, “Parenting Behavior Inventory: perceived by adolescent (PBI)” and “School-related Adjustment Scale (SAS).” The data were analyzed by a T-test, Hierarchical Regression Analysis.
The results of this study were as follows.
First, there was a difference in perceived parenting behaviors, anger expression, and school adjustment according to the sex of the student. Also, there was a difference in anger expression and school adjustment according to the grade level and type of school. However, there was no difference in perceived parenting behaviors according to the grade level and the types of school.
Second, anger expression diminished the negative effect of perceived parenting behaviors on adolescents.