The Influence of Adolescent-perceived Family cohesion on Adolescent adjustment

가족응집성이 청소년의 적응에 미치는영향

The purpose of this study was to identify the influence of adolescent-percived family cohesion on adolescent adjustment. The 443 subjects were selected were selected randomly from the second grade of middle and high schools in the city of Taegu. The instruments of measurement were FACES lll, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Depression Scale, and Self-Esteem Scale. Factor analysis, Cronbach's α, MANOVA, and Scheffe test were conducted for the data analysis. The major findings of this study were as follows: The degree fo adolescent adjustment could be different according to the level of family cohesion. Especially, adolescents who perceived their families as high in cohesion felt anxiety and depression less, and had high selt-esteem in comparison with other levels of cohesion.