Korean Journal of Family Welfare (한국가족복지학)

The Korean Child and Family Welfare Association (한국아동가족복지학회)
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The Effects of Relationships with Parents, Peers, and Community Child Center Teachers on School Adjustment of Low-Income Adolescents Attending Community Child Centers: The Mediating Effect of Resilience

부모, 또래, 지역아동센터 교사와의 관계가 지역아동센터 이용 저소득층 청소년의 학교적응에 미치는 영향: 자아탄력성의 매개효과

  • Lee, Woon Kyung (Child & Family Research Institute, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Kim, Minjoo (Child & Family Research Institute, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Yun, Kibong (Child & Family Research Institute, Ewha Womans University)
  • Received : 2018.11.11
  • Accepted : 2018.12.10
  • Published : 2018.12.30
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Abstract

This study aimed to examine the direct effects of relationships with parents, peers, and community child center teachers on the school adjustment of low-income adolescents attending community child centers and the indirect effects mediated through adolescents' resilience. The second-term panel data from the fourth-year Community Child Center Survey was used to analyze 198 adolescents (103 boys, 95 girls) who were first graders at middle schools. SPSS 20.0 and AMOS 20.0 were used to analyze the data through structural equation modeling. The results of the study were as follows: Parental monitoring and peer trust had direct effects on the adolescents' school adjustment, while satisfaction with community child center teachers did not. Parental monitoring, peer trust, and satisfaction with community child center teachers had indirect effects on adolescents' school adjustment mediated through resilience. The school adjustment of low-income adolescents has received attention from both researchers and politicians. The results of this study are notable in that both the important relationships and resilience of low-income adolescents can significantly contribute to their school adjustment in their first year at middle school. Given the developmental needs of low-income adolescents, interventions for school adjustment that consider adolescents' important social contexts and psychological characteristics should be developed.

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Supported by : National Research Foundation of Korea

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