청소년자녀의 학업에 대한 가족원의 스트레스 대처방식과 관련변인 분석

Family Stress Coping Methods and Related Variables in Adolescents’ Academic Achievement

This study was to investigate stress coping methods in academic achievement among adolescents and their parents, and to examine the effects of demographic and family-related variables. To study these objectives, three kinds of questionnaire and matched samples of parent-child were used. The data were obtained through 360 pairs living in Seoul, Taejon, and Kwangju. The major findings are as follows: 1. In adolescents’ academic achievement family members stress coping methods are used insufficiently and problem-focused coping mechanisms are appeared more than emotion-focused coping mechanisms especially in fathers. The correlation analysis reveal that the transmissions of positive coping methods between parents and children are difficult, so adolescents show passive and negative coping mechanisms and parents are not effective stress coping agent for adolescents’ achademic achievement. 2. Significant differences in stress coping methods are found according to demographic and related variables especially family members’ academic aspirations, parents’ education and income. In addition, parents’ coping methods show significant differences in economic and discipline power for children. 3. In analyzing the causal effects among family-related variables, family cohesion, adolescents ego identity, academic achievement need, intimacy with parent and congruency with father affect significantly family members’ stress coping methods. Especially parents’ and children’s stress coping methods are mediated by parent-child accept ability, so intimate and satisfied parent-child relationships can protect serious stressors as academic achievement problems.