RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTING STYLE AND SERVANT LEADERSHIP OF PARENTS : Comparative Study Between Korean Christian Families and American Christian Families = 부모양육방식과 서번트리더쉽과의 관계 : 한국크리스챤 부모와 미국크리스챤 부모 비교연구

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this research study is to examine the relationship between parenting style and servant leadership of parents between Korean Christian parents and American Christian parents. This research used a descriptive co-relational and comparative research design, in an attempt to find relationship between self-perceived parenting styles of parents and servant leadership practice between American Christian parents and Korean Christian parents. This study attempted to find out how parenting styles are perceived by parents and the practice of servant leadership different according to nationality even though they have same faith of believing in Jesus Christ. A set of self-report questionnaires was distributed to the two sample groups, and total 75 questionnaires were collected from 26 Korean Christian parents and 49 American Christian parents. A set of set of questionnaires is composed of PAQ (Parental Authority Questionnaire, 1989) and Practice of Servant Leadership.
The results of the research are that there were significant relationships between parenting style and the practice of servant leadership. There were significant differences of the practice of servant leadership between Korean Christian parents and American Christian parents based on the premise that parenting style is positively correlated with the servant leadership of parents. The traits that are more frequently practiced by both Korean Christian parents and American Christian parents were the belief in children’s potentiality, healing, and community building. The item ‘considering others’ needs’ showed the biggest difference in mean score and in ranking order between Korean Christian parents and American Christian parents.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• TABLE OF CONTENTS ii
• LIST OF TABLES vi
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENT viii
• ABSTRACT x
• CHAPTER
• 1. INTRODUCTION 1
• Statement of the Problem 1
• Purpose of the Study 8
• Research Question 8
• Definition 9
• Significance of the Study 11
• 2. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND 14
• Parent’s Influence on Children 14
• Parenting Styles 16
• Authoritative 19
• Authoritarian 20
• Permissive 21
• What affect Parenting Styles 22
• Servant Leadership 23
• What is Servant Leadership 24
• Why Servant Leadership is Needed in Parenting 29
• Benefits of Servant Leadership 30
• Biblical Model of Servant Leadership, Jesus Christ 34
• 3. Research Design and Methods 38
• Research Design 38
• Statement of Research Question 39
• Assumptions 40
• Operational Definitions 41
• Sampling 42
• Instrumentation 43
• Data Collection Procedures 52
• Analysis 56
• Limitation of the Study 57
• Summary 58
• 4. FINDINGS 60
• Research Question 60
• Results 61
• Desctiption of the Sample 62
• Nationality, Gender and Age 63
• Marital Status 65
• Years of Being a Christian 66
• Years of Being Committed to Jesus 67
• Number of Children by Nationality 68
• If Attend Church Regulary 69
• Predominant Parenting Styles 70
• Servant Leadership Practice between Two Nationalities 73
• Practice of Servant Leadership Traits 74
• Analysis of Data 76
• 5. CONCLUSION 90
• Review and Discussion of Findings 90
• Implications 101
• Recommendations for Future Research 103
• Summary 104
• REFERENCES 106
• APPENDIX
• A. Instruction of Questionnaire 114
• B. Demographical Questionnaire 115
• C. Parental Authority Questionnaire 116
• D. Practice of Servant Leadership Traits 120
• E. Introduction of Questionnaire (Korean Version) 121
• F. Demographical Questionnaire (Korean Version) 122
• G. Parental Authority Questionnaire (Korean Version) 123
• H. Practice of Servant Leadership (Korean Version) 126