This test is to find out the different effects it might have on by having different types of communication between Parent – Adolescent due to variable backgrounds and how might affect the school life by middle school students, and to provide effecti...
This test is to find out the different effects it might have on by having different types of communication between Parent – Adolescent due to variable backgrounds and how might affect the school life by middle school students, and to provide effective types of communication between Parent – Adolescent by exposing correlation between communication types and adaptation of school life. Especially keen interest and studies were taken for not only mothers but the effects caused by different types of communication between fathers and children and how children adapt to school life and make mothers and fathers be aware of the importance of communication in the period where the chance of communication between children are slowly reducing thus creating a guideline for children’s education so that the students can adapt well in the school life and display their full potential.
First, what are the differences in types of communication between Parents –Adolescent in variable backgrounds?
Second, what are the effects of adapting to school life according to variable backgrounds?
Third, what are the effects of adapting to school life by different types of communication between Parents – Adolescent?
The test subjects were 2 middle schools 251 grade 1 students, 78 (31.1%) male students and 173 (68.9%) female students.
The tools used to measure different types of communication between Parents –Adolescent were created by Howard Barnes and David H. Olson (1982) called parent – Adolescent Communication: PAC translated by Kim Yun Hee (1989) and questionnaires revised to fit Korean by Kim Ki Yong (2009).
The test to find out the satisfaction measurement by students school life, ‘Test for child’s adaptation to school life’ by Lim Jung Soon (1993) and ‘Test for School life’ by Cheon Ho Tak (1993) were used as references and used questionnaires by Cho Eun Hee (2007) in adaptation in school life revised for middle and high school students by Yoo Yoon Hee (1995).
The program used to analyze this test was SPSS 18.0 and the result of trust analysis for internal consistency factor were Cronbach’s α calculation .827 for Parent – Adolescent Communication and Cronbach’s α calculation .865 for adaptation to school life. Descriptive statistic analyzing was used in order to find out the degree of Parent – Adolescent Communication of different types and to analyze and differentiate the gap of individuals, test-T along with test-F were implemented. Also rare analyze was done to find out the effect on school life due to different types of Parent – Adolescent Communication.
Below is the conclusion of the study.
First, Open minded communication was more active with mothers in Parent – Adolescent Communication while fathers showed high rate of close minded communication. There was no significant meaning to the sex of children and to the total monthly income of parents when Parent – Adolescent Communication was analyzed individually. As for parents living together, there was a significant meaning in the data when both mothers and fathers had open minded communication. Open minded communication with fathers were higher when parents are living together and in one parent homes, students had higher open minded communications with single fathers then of single mothers. In open minded communication with mothers, students living with both parents showed higher open minded communication then of students living with single parent due to a divorce or separation.
As for the standard of education of the parents in Parent – Adolescent Communication, it had no effect on fathers with types of communication but students had closer minded communication with low educated mothers.
Second, peer relation plays a biggest role on middle school students adjusting to school life and thus shows the importance of establishing relationship with similar age group. Through analyzing individuals, parents living together, standard of education, types of occupation, total monthly income play significant meaning in the lower reason therefore it is acceptable to believe the nurture environment in a family is in a close relationship with adjusting to school life.
Third, with more open minded communication between parents, the students had positive relationships with teachers and having more open minded communication with fathers, the students adjusted well and had positive influence on school study.
The conclusion shows different types of Parent – Adolescent Communication is important to students adjusting to school life and rather than oppressing and giving commending form of communication depending on the standard of parents but it is important in letting them to be free in expressing their thoughts and emotions and having open minded communication. Especially the change to fathers who have less open minded communication compare to mothers is strongly needed.
Therefore, detailed groping is needed to vitalize open minded communication and groping of educating parent – adolescent or parents in the manner of realistic and practical method is needed.