This research examines the parenting stress of single-parent family, young children's self-esteem and ego-resilience in addition to examining the difference in parenting stress of a single-parent, young children's self-esteem and ego-resilience in acc...
This research examines the parenting stress of single-parent family, young children's self-esteem and ego-resilience in addition to examining the difference in parenting stress of a single-parent, young children's self-esteem and ego-resilience in accordance with socio-demographic background variables. Furthermore, this research was conducted to examine the relationship between parenting stress of a single-parent, young children's self-esteem and ego-resilience and to investigate the effect of single parent's parenting stress and socio-demographic background variables on young children's self-esteem and ego-resilience.
To conduct this research, survey questionnaire was distributed to single-parents with young children attending kindergarten · child care centers in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon, Daejeon, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongsangnam-do, Jeju and to young children 3~5 years of age as target subjects.
The research questions are as follows:
1. How is parenting stress of single-parent family?
1-1. How is parenting stress of single-parent family? And is there a difference in parenting stress in accordance with socio- demographic background variables?
2. How is self-esteem and ego-resilience of young children in single-parent family?
2-1. How is the self-esteem of young children in single-parent family? And is there a difference in the level of self-esteem in accordance with socio-demographic background variables?
2-2. How is the ego-resilience of young children in single-parent family? And is there a difference in the level of ego-resilience in accordance with socio-demographic background variables?
3. What effect does parenting stress of single-parent family have on self-esteem and ego-resilience of young children?
3-1. What is the correlation between parenting stress of single-parent family, self-esteem and ego-resilience of young children?
3-2. What effect does parenting stress of single-parent family and socio-demographic background variables have on self-esteem and ego-resilience of young children?
Research findings for the proposed research questions are as follows:
1. Parenting stress of a single-parent family
On a 5-point scale, the average of parenting stress of a single- parent family was 2.65(SD=.50), which is lower than the median(3-points). The socio-demographic background variable differences in parenting stress is in compliance with cause of becoming a single-parent family, the availability of assistance from close comrades in rearing of children and the age of young children, respectively(p<05, p<.01).
2. Self-esteem and ego-resilience of young children in single-parent family.
On a 5-point scale, the average of self-esteem of young children in single-parent family was 3.29(SD=.51) which is higher than the median(3-points). The socio-demographic background variable differences in self-esteem is in compliance with the level of education of the single-parent and the gender of the young children, respectively(p<05, p<.01).
On a 5-point scale, the average of ego-resilience of young children in single-parent family was 2.40(SD=.52) which is higher than the median(2-points). The socio-demographic background variable differences in ego-resilience is in compliance with the gender of the young children, respectively(p<.001).
3. The effect of parenting stress of single-parent family on self- esteem and ego-resilience of young children.
The effect of parenting stress of single-parent family on self-esteem of young children presented a meaningful negative correlation(r=-.347, p<.01) and the effect of parenting stress of single-parent family on ego-resilience of young children also presented a meaningful negative correlation(r=-.353, p<.01)
Parenting stress of a single-parent family and the explanatory power of young children's self-esteem in accordance with the socio- demographic background variables proved to possess a total of 17.1% explanatory power in the order of stress related to anticipation of growth, gender of young children, level of education of single-parent, as well as stress related to the disposition of children, respectively.
Parenting stress of a single-parent family and the explanatory power of young children's ego-resilience in accordance with the socio- demographic background variables proved to possess a total of 20.8% explanatory power in the order of stress related to the disposition of children and the gender of young children, respectively.