청소년의 문제행동에 대한 고등학생과 부모의 인식 차이

The Difference in the Perception of Adolescent’s Behavioral Problems between High School Students and Their Parents

This study was a descriptive research to describe the difference in the perception adolescent s behavioral problems between high schoolers and their parents. The subjects were 293 students in four high schools and 255 their parents who lived in J city, Jeonbuk Province. Data collection was done from Nov. 8 to 20, 2001. The instruments were the questionnaires for assessing perception of the idea of behavioral problems and perception of anticipation of the potential that behavioral problems developed by Park (1996) with correction and supplement. Data were analyzed using t-test, frequency and percentage, average, and standard deviation. The results of the study were as follows. The perception of the idea of behavioral problems between high schoolers and their parents was significantly different (t=16.67, p=.000). The item which showed the highest difference was the behavior which students disobey or resist teacher s or their parents directions. with 3.30 (students) and 1.87 (parents). The perception of anticipation of the potential that behavioral problem is further developed was significantly different (t=10.82, p=.000). The item which showed the highest difference between high schoolers and their parents was the behavior which students often drink alcohol with 2.82 (students) and 1.92 (parents). In conclusion, there were the significant differences in the perception adolescent s behavioral problems between high schoolers and their parents. The way for decreasing the differences in perception should be further studied, focusing on the communication and understanding between high schoolers and their parents.