The purpose of this study was to investigate influence of perceived maternal and paternal rearing behavior. socio-economic status and sibling numbers on formation of the middle school aged students' self-esteem.
The subjects were 865 students attendi...
The purpose of this study was to investigate influence of perceived maternal and paternal rearing behavior. socio-economic status and sibling numbers on formation of the middle school aged students' self-esteem.
The subjects were 865 students attending the first grade in the middle school located in Daegu and at Bonghwa in kung-buk.
They were random sampled.
The qustionaire consists of:
1. S.Y.Park and S.hee's Korean Maternal Behavior Inventory(51 items)
2. G.S.Choi's Paternal Behavior Inventory(36 items)
3. Hare's Self-Esteem Inventory(30 items) and Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Inventory(10 items)
Statistical methods were adapted for data analysis was t-test. one-way ANOVA, Stepwise multiple regression analysis, correlation.
The major findings were as followings:
1. Paternal autonomous and maternal affective behavior influenced the most positively on the middle school aged students' self-esteem.
2. The more positively perceived paternal and maternal behavior, the higher the middle school aged students' self-esteem was.
3. The higher social economic status was and the fewer sibling numbers were, the higher middle school aged students' self-esteem was, and urban students' self-esteem was higher than students' of a rural community.
4. The higher social economic status was and the fewer sibling numbers were, the more positively perceived paternal and maternal behavior.