A Study on Adolescents' Violence against Parents - With Home Environment -

청소년의 부모폭력에 관한 연구 - 가정환경과 관련하여 -

  • Jun, Hee-Jung (Dept. of Home Management, SungKyunKwan University) ;
  • Chi, Young-Sook (School of Human Life Sciences, SungKyunKwan University)
  • 전희정 (성균관대학교 대학원 가정관리) ;
  • 지영숙 (성균관대학교 생활과학부)
  • Published : 1999.06.01

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out whether home environmental variables had a greater effect on adolescents' violence against parents. The results of self-reporting questionnaires are as follows ; The victims of violence are mainly mothers. The socio-economic status didn't influence on the degree of violence against parents. The adolescents of the extreme family type used more serious violent behavior. The higher the degree of observed and experienced violence is, the higher the degree of violence against parents. Also, the higher the degree of home education is, the lower the degree of violence against parents. Of all variables, the observed violence and structure-environmental variables account for 37.6% of adolescents' violence against parents. The results of in-depth interview showed that birth-order didn't affect violence against parents. The victims of violence were mainly stepmothers and stepfathers. These parents' educational attitudes were disagreement in parents, seriously inflicted corporal punishment and were indifferent to adolescent. Also, interviewed adolescents were observed and experienced violence in home and used violence against others.

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