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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2015.16.12.8596

Comparison of Factors influencing Academic and Social self-concept between Multicultural and General children  

Oh, Eun Jin (Department of Nursing Science, International University)
Sung, Kyung Mi (College of Nursing & Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.16, no.12, 2015 , pp. 8596-8607 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was aimed to compare and investigate the difference of academic self-concept and social self-concept between multicultural children and general children. The data were collected from a total of 285 multicultural children and 223 general children in elementary school, during three months from February 20, 2014 to May 20, 2014. Collected data were analyzed using t-test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and enter multiple regression with the SPSS 23.0 program. Multicultural children showed lower scores in academic and social self-concept, parents attachment, social support, and school life adaptation than general children. And their mental health level was lower than the general children. The study results were that academic self-concept of multicultural children was influenced by learning activity (${\beta}$=.298), social maladaptation (${\beta}$=-.218), communication (${\beta}$=-.196), and confidence (${\beta}$=.167), which explained for 42.4% of academic self-concept. Social self-concept of multicultural children was influenced by support from friend (${\beta}$=.285), peer relation(${\beta}$=.187), social maladaptation (${\beta}$=-.172), and depression (${\beta}$=-.139). which explained for 46.3% of social self-concept. Since the influence factors of academic and social self-concept of general children and multicultural children have a great power of explanation, they can be used for the intervention program enhancing self-concept for school aged children.
Keywords
Child; Cultural diversity; Mental health; Object attachment; Self concept; Social support; Schools;
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