This study was to?investigate whether there would be gender and living state differences in the perceived social support, self expression, and school adjustment in elementary school students, and examined whether social support would predict the sel...
This study was to?investigate whether there would be gender and living state differences in the perceived social support, self expression, and school adjustment in elementary school students, and examined whether social support would predict the self expression ability and school adjustment. In addition, the study was to compare these results to those of middle and high school students obtained from the previous studies for the developmental way.
The questions of the study were as follows;
1. Would the perceived social support, self expression ability, and school adjustment be significantly different from gender and living state in elementary school students?
2. Would there be relationship between the perceived social support and self expression ability in elementary school students?
3. Would there be relationship between the perceived social support and school adjustment in elementary school students?
The study asked 446 fifth and sixth grade students from three elementary schools in Daejeon city to several demographic information, and they completed three questionnaires, including the social support scale, the self-expression ability scale, and the school adjustment scale. The data were analyzed by MANOVA and Multiple Regression, using SPSS (version 12.0).
The main results of the study were as follows;
1. The female elementary school students felt to be given to more support from parent, teacher, and friend, compared to the male students.
2. There was no significant gender difference in the self expression ability.
3. The female elementary school students showed higher adjustment in an academic and social aspects than that of the male students.
4. The elementary school students with a high level of living felt to be given to more support from parent, teacher, and friend, compared to the students with a low level.
5. There was a significant difference due to the living state in the self expression ability and the school adjustment.
6. There was a significant relationship between the perceived social support and the self expression ability in elementary school students, and friend support and parent support predicted significantly the self expression ability.
7. There was a significant relationship between the perceived social support and the school adjustment in elementary school students, and friend support and parent support predicted significantly the perceived social support.
8. There was a significant relationship between the perceived social support and the social adjustment in elementary school students, and friend support, parent support, and teacher support predicted significantly the social adjustment.
The results suggested that friend support as a strategy for the elementary school students' school adjustment should be emphasized.