가출행동 빈도에 따른 청소년의 가족특성비교

Comparison of Familial Characteristics According to the Runaway Frequency of Adolescents

The purpose of this study was to examine the familial characteristics of runaway adolescents. The 278 subjects were selected from high schools, runaway shelters and Juvenile Judge in the city of Taegu. The instruments of measurement were Family Cohesion and Family Adaptability Scale, Quid Rearing Behavior Scale, Parents-adolescent Communication Scale, Parents' Abuse Scale, and Interparental Conflict Scale. The degree of runaway frequency was divided into three-group and each group was non-runaway group, episodic runaway group, and chronic runaway group respectively. The major findings of study were as follows: 1. In respect to family functioning characteristics, the more runaway frequency was, the lower family cohesion was. 2. In respect to parenting characteristics, the more runaway frequency was, the higher the degree of parents' rejection was. 3. In respect to parenting abuse, non-runaways showed higher degree of child abuse than chronic runaways.