Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association (대한가정학회지)

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Effects of Family Environment and Parental Neglect on Adolescent's Contact with Harmful Environments

가정환경 및 부모의 방임이 청소년의 유해환경 접촉에 미치는 영향

  • Cho, Yoon-Ju (Department of Child Studies, Chongshin University)
  • Received : 2012.04.30
  • Accepted : 2012.07.06
  • Published : 2012.08.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effects of parental neglect on the relationship between family environment, such as economic status and harmony of family and contact with harmful environments. The data came from the 2009 Korean Survey on the Rights of Youth (N = 6,601). The data was analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling by means of SPSS 17.0 and AMOS 7.0. Bootstrap method used to test significant mediating effects. We found that family environment influences an adolescent's contact with harmful environments through parental neglect, showing that family environment has both indirect and direct effects. The results suggested that a family with low socio-economic status and more stress than harmony engenders a negative effect on the behavior of parents providing care and affection. This neglect influences the adolescent's contact with harmful environments such as harmful media and facilities. It must be acknowledged that parental care and suitable affection play a minimal role in adolescent's contact with harmful environments.

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