The purpose of this study was to examine the perception of teens about family strength, academic achievement and expectancy for future success and the influence of perceived family strength and academic achievement on expectancy for future success.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the perception of teens about family strength, academic achievement and expectancy for future success and the influence of perceived family strength and academic achievement on expectancy for future success.
Four research questions were posed in this study:
1. What is the outlook of adolescents on family strength?
2. What is the outlook of adolescents on expectancy for future success?
3. What is the outlook of adolescents on academic achievement?
4. What is the relationship among their perception about family strength, expectancy for future success and academic achievement?
The subjects in this study were juniors in five different academic high schools in Gyeonggi province. A survey was conducted to gather data, and the answer sheets from 427 students were analyzed. The instrument used to assess their family strength was Yu Yeoung-ju(2004)'s Korean Family Strength Scale, and their expectancy for future success was evaluated by Kim Tae-hwan's inventory that adapted Fibel and Hale's Generalized Expectancy for Success Scale.
As for data handling, statistical data on frequency, mean and standard deviation were obtained to find out the general trend, and ANOVA was employed to see if their background variables made any differences. Duncan Test was utilized to make a post-hoc analysis to find out the influence of the background variables, and correlation analysis was carried out to track the link among the variables. In addition, regression analysis was implemented to check into how family strength and academic achievement affected expectancy for future success.
The findings of this study were as follows:
First, the students investigated found their families to be healthy, and had a tendency to have much expectations for future success. Second, concerning the correlational relationship among the variables including gender, school grades, physical health, preferred academic credential, the soundness of family relationship and psychoemotional health, there was link among all the variables. Specifically, pessimism was negatively correlated to every variable. Third, regarding the impact of family strength and academic achievement for expectancy for future success, those who had a stronger bond with families, who had a better problem- solving skills and who were better off had more expectations for future success. But those who made a higher academic achievement had less expectations for that.
This study was meaningful in that it tried to find out what affected the youth's view of family strength, expectancy for future success and academic achievement and what had a favorable impact on them to have an in-depth understanding of them. The findings of the study are anticipated to help lay the foundation for education about family life, family therapy, social welfare and counseling to let adolescents make a sound growth as the mainstay of future society.