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http://dx.doi.org/10.22156/CS4SMB.2019.9.12.175

The Mediating Effects of Self-esteem in the Relationship between Marital Conflict and School Adjustment for Adolescents  

Lee, Hyong-Sil (Department of Early Childhood Education, Chung-Ang University)
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Journal of Convergence for Information Technology / v.9, no.12, 2019 , pp. 175-183 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the mediating effects of self-esteem in the relationship between marital conflict and school adjustment among adolescents. This study used data collected from 482 middle school students in Seoul. Multiple regression analysis was used to examine the mediating effects of self-esteem in the relationship between marital conflict and school adjustment. The results of this study revealed that there were sex differences in self-esteem of adolescents. For both male and female adolescents, marital conflict was found to have negative effects on self-esteem. School adjustment of adolescents was found to be positively influenced by self-esteem. Marital conflict had negative direct effects on school adjustment only for male adolescents. Results indicated that self-esteem mediated in the effects of marital conflict on school adjustment for male and female adolescents. Implications for understanding the associations among marital conflict, children's self-esteem and adjustment in school contexts were discussed.
Keywords
Adolescents; Marital conflict; Family; Self-esteem; School adjustment;
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