The Effect of Parents' Educational Expectations and Parenting Attitudes to Parent-Child Attachment among Female Adolescents |
Ki Sook Kim1, Kyung Hee Kim2 |
1Doctoral Student, Department of Nursing, Chug-Ang University 2Professor, Department of Nursing, Chug-Ang University |
부모의 학업기대와 양육태도가 여자 청소년의 부모-자녀 애착에 미치는 영향 |
김기숙1, 김경희2 |
1중앙대학교 간호학과 박사과정 2중앙대학교 간호학과 교수 |
Correspondence:
Ki Sook Kim, Tel: 82-2-820-5674, Fax: 82-2-824-7961, Email: 99sophi@hanmail.net |
Received: 11 December 2008 • Revised: 31 December 2008 • Accepted: 5 March 2009 |
Abstract |
Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of parents* educational expectations and parenting atti tudes to parent-child attachment among female adolescents.
Methods Data was collected through self-administered questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, correlation, and stepwise multiple regression methods. A data survey was conveniently conducted to 373 middle and high school female students in Seoul.
Results The mother attachment was higher than father attachment in female adolescents. There were significant mother attach ment differences by school record, economic status, and alone time and father attachment differences by school record, economic status, occupation of father and mother, and alone time. Both parent attachment positively correlated to each parents* attachment, parenting attitudes, and educational expectation. The most significant variables for mother attach ment were father attachment, mothers' parenting attitudes, and mother’s educational expectation. The significant varia bles for fathers were mother attachment, and fathers' parenting attitudes. These 2 regression models explained 66.2%, and 68.7% of mother attachment and father attachment respectively.
Conclusion The above mentioned findings were identified as significant factors affecting parent attachment of female adolescents. The findings are expected to make a positive contribution to create an ideal intervention at school and home to promote family function. |
Key Words:
Female adolescent; Parents; Attachment; Attitude |
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