중학생 자녀를 둔 중년기 어머니의 자기 이해를 통한 부모성장 프로그램의 개발과 효과

The Development and Effect of Parent Growth Program based on Self-Understanding for Middle-aged Mothers with Middle School Students

This study developed a parent growth program based on self-understanding that integrated positive psychology and self-differentiation theory for middle-aged mothers with middle school students. Then it verified the effectiveness of the program on parenting efficacy, anxiety, self-differentiation, parenting behavior, parenting behavior perceived by adolescent. The developed program was applied to 10 parents as experimental group, 13 parents as control group, and their 23 adolescents attending D middle school. Two groups received pre- and post-test and their data was analyzed by paired t-test and mixed ANOVA. The results were as follows: First, the parent growth program had effects on improving self-differentiation, parenting efficacy and reducing anxiety. Second, the program didn`t show any statistic differences in improving positive parenting behavior and reducing negative parenting behavior, as well as improving positive parenting behavior perceived by adolescent and reducing negative parenting behavior perceived by adolescent. Third, the description evaluations of experimental group showed changes in participants inner side and behavior. They changed their perspectives towards family members including their original family, more positively and realized the meanings of middle-aged lives through internal understanding. Thus they became more comfortable and reduced emotional reflex behaviors in dealing with their adolescents.