Perceived parental attitude and Expectancy Normal population
Psychiatric theories suggest that child rearing practice and parant-child relationship are main clue to the development of personality. Having this kind of view in mind, this study aimed to evaluate perceived parental attitude and children´s expectancy toward parents and to identify what kind of parental attitudes are more influencing on the locus of control such as internal control or external control. Perceived parental attitudes was estimated by MacDonald´s. Perceived Parental Attitude Scale which is revised in Korean. And in order to evaluate the expectancy toward parents the author make up another rating scale according to the Mac Donald´s perceived parental Attitude Scale. Subjects are consited of 200 adolescent, 15-16.years old boys and girls.
The results were as follow;
1. Eventhough there are some differences between child´s perception and expectancy to parents, It seems grossly to be satisfactory. But compared with the result of MacDonald´s research, principal discipline and instrumental companionship are moreless than Its expectancy, both sexes, in this´ sample.
2. Fater, compared with Mother, seems to be significantly less nurturance than expectation is male.
3. Low Locus of Control seems to be more influ. enced by mother´s attitudes such as instrumental companionship, principal discipline, and emotional punishment,
This kind of results suggest that instrumental companionship and principal discipline in concord ante with achievement pressure must be considered for the desirable parent-child relationship as well as healthy personal adjustment.
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