Relation of parent-child connectedness to early adolescents self-esteem and aggression

Tyrimo tikslas - nustatyti jaunesniųjų paauglių susietumo su tėvais, savigarbos ir agresyvumo ryšį. Tyrime dalyvavo 154 jaunesnieji paaugliai - 77 mergaitės (48,7%) ir 79 berniukai (51,3%). Tiriamieji 6-8 klasės mokiniai (11-14 metų). Apklausoje dalyvavo vienos Kauno rajono gimnazijos ir vienos Kauno miesto mokyklos moksleiviai. Tyrime paauglių susietumui su tėvais įvertinti buvo naudota dalis M. J. Karcher paauglių susietumo klausimyno (angl. The Hemingway: Measure of Adolescent Connectedness, 5.5 versija - MAC5.5, 2006 m.). Paauglių savigarbai vertinti naudotas B. R. Hare (1985) paauglių savęs vertinimo klausimynas (angl. Hare Self-Esteem Scale). Paauglių agresyvumui įvertinti naudota dalis A. Buss ir A. Durkee (1957) klausimyno (angl. BDHI – Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory). Tyrimo rezultatai parodė, jog jaunesnieji paaugliai, labiau susieti su tėvais, pasižymi aukštesne bendrąją savigarba. Jaunesnieji paaugliai, labiau susieti su tėvais, pasižymi aukštesne savigarba šeimoje. Jaunesniosios paauglės, labiau susietos su tėvais, pasižymi žemesniu agresyvumu.The aim of the study was to assess the relation of parent-child connectedness to early adolescent self-esteem and aggression. The participants of the research were 154 early adolescent -77 girls (48,7%) and 79 boys (51,3%). The participants were 6-8 grade students (aged 11-14). The students were from one Kaunas district gymnasium and from one Kaunas city high school. It was used a part of questionnaire created by M. J. Karcher (The Hemingway: Measure of Adolescent Connectedness, 5.5 version - MAC5.5, 2006 m.) to assess parent-child connectedness of early adolescents. It was used a questionnaire created by B. R. Hare (Hare Self-Esteem Scale, 1985) to assess self-esteem. It was used a part of questionnaire created by A. Buss and A. Durkee (BDHI – Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory, 1957) to assess aggression. The results of this research reveled that high level of parent-child connectedness is related with high level of global self esteem in early adolescence. High level of parent-child connectedness is related with high level of self-esteem at home domain in early adolescence. For girls, high level of parent-child connectedness is related with low level of aggression in early adolescence.Vytauto Didžiojo universiteta