The relationship between parental attitude and social comparison of the eight grade students

AbstractThis study has two basic purposes. The first purpose is to determine the relationship between parental attitude and social comparison of the eight grade students. The second purpose is to determine at which level parental attitudes and demographic variables predict the level of social comparison. The population of the research consists of the eight grade students in Sivas (n=377). Parental Attitude Scale developed by Küçükturan (2005) and Social Comparison Scale developed by Gilbert, Allan and Trent (1992) which was adapted to the Turkish Culture by Şahin, Durak and Şahin (1993) were used in the study. Pearson's correlation coefficients pointed out that the relation between the social comparison related with the responsibility factor (p<.01) and the parental attitude (p<.05), are positive and significant. According to calculated dual correlations, a negative but significant (p<.01) relation was found between the parental attitudes on the authority factor and the parental attitudes on the responsibility factor. Multiple regression analysis indicated that school achievement, parental attitudes on the responsibility factor and school were found as significant predictors of the social comparison