가정환경과 자기개념과의 관계

The Relationship between Family Environment and Self-Concept

Objects : The family is not only the first social group one encounters, it is also a closed relationship with a growth process which helps form social norms, attitudes toward the self and self-concepts as a result of incoporating many different experiences. This study applied the Family Environment Scale(FES) and the Piers-Harris Children’s Self-Concept Scale(PHSCSCS) concurrently to study the correlation between family environment and self-concept and also examined the family environment forming a positive self-concept through the results of the FES and PHSCSCS. Methods : The subjects were 1,076 grade 4，5 and 6 Korean elementary school boys and girls and middle school boys and girls and 1,464 their mothers and fathers. Korean versions of the FES and PHSCSCS, of proven reliability and validity were applied to all of the children. The parents received only the FES. Results :Significant correlations were found among the 10 FES subscales (cohesion, expressiveness, conflict, independence, achievement-oriented, intellectual-cultural oriented, active-recreational oriented, moral-religious emphasis, organization, control), the 6 PHCSCS subscales (behavior, intellectual and school status, physical apperance and attributes, anxiety, popularity, happiness and satisflcation) and the total scores. The more positive was family environment with a low level of family incongruence, the more positive was self-concept M ultiple regression analysis showed that the most important family environmental factor forming a positive selfconcept was the degree of commitment, help and support family members porvide for one another. Conclusion : This study has identified a significant correlation between family environment and self-concept A further, more comprehensive study, including various socio-psychological factors and biological factors relating to the family environment and self-concept formation is nedded.