The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among parents' empathy perceived by adolescents, their self-encouragement, and their learning flow. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, the research questions were asked as foll...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among parents' empathy perceived by adolescents, their self-encouragement, and their learning flow. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, the research questions were asked as follows:
First, is their any difference in learning flow according to the level of adolescent's self-encouragement?
Second, is their any difference in learning flow according to the level of parents' empathy perceived by adolescents?
Third, is their any difference in self-encouragement according to the level of parents' empathy perceived by adolescents?
The participants in this study were 365 students in three middle schools located in Cheongju City and Chungju City, Chung-buk Province. A questionnaire to measure parents' empathy perceived by adolescents, their self-encouragement, and their learning flow was administered to them. The data obtained were analyzed by t-tests using SPSS 18.0.
The main results of this study are as follows:
First, it was found that the higher group in adolescent's self-encouragement scored significantly higher in their learning flow than the lower group.
Second, it was found that the higher group in parents' empathy perceived by adolescents scored significantly higher in their learning flow than the lower group.
Third, it was found that the higher group in parents' empathy perceived by adolescents scored significantly higher in their self-encouragement than the lower group.
The results of this study suggest that both parents' empathy perceived by adolescents and their self-encouragement are important for enhancing their learning flow, and parents' empathy perceived by adolescents is important for enhancing their self-encouragement.