The influence of age and parents' marital status on Indian children's perceptions of self, family, teachers and school

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20455092
AutoresM Mahabeer (University of KwaZulu-Natal, autor de correspondencia)
Año1992
Volumen23
Número2
Páginas60-65
Fecha de publicación1992-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSouth African Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0258-0144 • E-ISSN: 1999-9135
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02580144.1992.10429818
OpenAlexW2035583007
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas20

This study examined the perceptions of self, family, and school of Indian children and adolescents from intact, widowed and divorced families. The subjects (N = 240) were administered the Semantic Differential Scale (constructed to measure attitudes towards self, family members, teacher and school) and the Self-Esteem Inventory (Coopersmith, 1967). The results indicated that children from divorced families view their fathers statistically significantly more negatively and their teachers more positively than those from intact and widowed families. Primary school children perceived the self, family, teacher and school more positively than secondary school children. This difference was most distinct (for perceptions of family and teacher) in the intact group and least distinct in the divorced group. These results are discussed in terms of their theoretical and practical implications

Developmental psychology · Marital status · Mathematics education · Perception · Population · School teachers · Self-esteem · Semantic differential · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology