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http://dx.doi.org/10.6115/fer.2015.033

The Effects of Parenting Behaviors on Dispositional Gratitude of Adolescents  

Lim, JungHa (Department of Home Economics Education, Korea University College of Education)
Kim, Joo Hyun (Department of Human Ecology, Korea University Graduate School)
Kim, Hyun Kyung (Department of Human Ecology, Korea University Graduate School)
Xiong, Yan Ni (Department of Human Ecology, Korea University Graduate School)
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Human Ecology Research / v.53, no.4, 2015 , pp. 413-424 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between perceived parenting behaviors and dispositional gratitude of adolescent children in Korea. Participants consisted of 403 high school students from the Seoul and Gyeonggi areas. Dispositional gratitude of adolescents and parenting behaviors (including respect, lessons, attention, and lack of trust) were reported by adolescents. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlations, and multiple regression analyses. The results were as follows. First, the average levels of parental lack of trust and maternal attention were different as a function of gender. Second, girls showed higher levels of dispositional gratitude than boys. Third, greater parental respect, lessons, and attention were linked to higher levels of dispositional gratitude of adolescent children; whereas lack of trust was linked to lower levels of dispositional gratitude. Fourth, paternal lessons was the most meaningful factor in explaining the level of dispositional gratitude in boys while maternal attention was the most meaningful factor in girls. These results suggest that parents play an important role in the development of dispositional gratitude in adolescents. Differential parental roles were discussed to promote the level of dispositional gratitude for adolescents.
Keywords
adolescent; parenting behaviors; dispositional gratitude;
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