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KMID : 0897520030080010039
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Journal of Korean Association of Social Psychiatry
2003 Volume.8 No. 1 p.39 ~ p.52
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Correlation of Korean Adolescents’ Purpose in Life with Parenting Behaviors
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Park Joo-Eon
Kim Hyeong-Seob
Choe Byeong-Moo
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Abstract
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Object： It is very important and meaningful for the adolescents to understand and have their purpose in life, which will make the rest of their life healthy. Thus, this study was done to look up the level of Korean adolescents’ purpose in life and also look over the correlations of their purpose in life with parenting behaviors.
Method：The number of subjects were 352, who were the middle and high school students in Kyonggi province. Data were gathered by self rating scales such as purpose in life test(PIL), parenting behavior inventory, and demographic data including delinquent problems and academic achievements. Statistical treatments were done with ANOVA, correlation, and regression test.
Results： 1) PIL mean score was 89.70 in total, 89.20 in male high school students, 86.84 in female high school students, 99.33 in male middle school students, and 89.60 in female middle school students. There was statistical difference(p<0.05, 0<0.01) that PIL mean scores of male subjects and middle school students were higher than those of female’s and high school students, respectively. 2) Mean scores of male subjects were significantly higher than those of female’s in PIL factor scores such as the taking the initiative and the value of being(p<0.05), and mean scores of middle school students were significantly higher than those of high school students in the attitude about their life, the taking the initiative, and the value of being(p<0.05). 3) Mean scores of the students having a religion of Christianity or Buddhism were significantly higher than those of the students without any religions in the PIL score(p<0.05). The students with more satisfaction, higher academic achievements, or less problematic areas of delinquency were characterized as having higher PIL score(p<0.05). 4) There were significant positive correlations between the positive parenting behaviors such as parental affection, reasoning, and monitoring and the PIL score of adolescents. On the contrary, there were significant negative correlations between the negative parenting behaviors such as inconsistency, over-expectation, intrusiveness, physical abuse, and neglect and the PIL score of adolescents(p<0.05). 5) Father’s affection among the parenting behaviors was the most important variance for the adolescent PIL.
Conclusion：The level of purpose in life of Korean adolescents might be relatively low. The positive parenting behaviors recognized by adolescents were revealed important factors to make adolescents keep the purpose and meaning of their life, especially father’s affection was more important for the healthy life of adolescents. Thus, higher PIL with positive parenting behaviors might correlate with more good behaviors such as higher academic achievements or less problematic behaviors such as delinquency in their life, which were the factors for evaluating the students in reality of Korea.
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KEYWORD
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Purpose in life, Parenting behavior, Adolescent, Delinquency
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