The purpose of this study was to examine the relations of mother-adolescent relationships and adolescents’ self-esteem to their achievement motivation. The mediating role of adolescents? self-esteem was also explored in the relations between mother-...
The purpose of this study was to examine the relations of mother-adolescent relationships and adolescents’ self-esteem to their achievement motivation. The mediating role of adolescents? self-esteem was also explored in the relations between mother-adolescent relationships and their achievement motivation. The subjects of this study consisted of 284 2nd-grade middle school students living in D city.The major findings were that adolescents who experienced higher maternal warmth showed higher achievement motivation, while those who experienced higher maternal rejection/restriction showed lower achievement motivation. Adolescents who experienced higher open family communication reported higher achievement motivation, and those who experienced higher problem in family communication reported lower achievement motivation. The higher self-esteem was, the higher adolescents? achievement motivation was. Adolescents? self-esteem mediated in the relations between maternal rejection/restriction and problems in family communication and their achievement motivation.주제어(Key Words): 어머니의 양육행동(maternal child-rearing behaviors), 모-자녀간 의사소통(mother-adolescent communication), 자아존중감(self-esteem), 청소년의 성취동기(adolescents? achievement motivation)