| The Path Analysis of Parental Divorce on Children's Emotional and Behavioral Problems: Through Child-Rearing Behaviors and Children's Self-Esteem |
| Hye Jung Hwang1, Hee Young Chun2, Kyung Hee Ok3 |
1Department of Early Childhood Education, Kyonggi University
2Department of Child Welfare, Kosin University
3Division of Social Welfare, Gwangju University |
| Corresponding Author:
Hye Jung Hwang ,Tel: +82-31-249-9039, Fax: +82-2-784-5888, Email: jinhwang@kgu.ac.kr |
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Received: May 3, 2010; Revised: May 7, 2010 Accepted: July 13, 2010. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the path of parental divorce on their children's emotional and behavioral problems through child-rearing behaviors and children's self-esteem. The participants were 162 children from divorced families and 194 from intact families. The Instruments used were CBQ (Children's Behaviour Questionnaire) (Rutter, 1967), Child-rearing rating scale (Park, 1995) and SEI (Self Esteem Inventory) (Coopersmith, 1967). The data were analyzed by ANCOVA and path analysis. The results were as follows. First, there were significant differences in children's emotional and behavioral problems and self-esteem, and caregivers' child-rearing behaviors between children from divorced and intact families. Second, parental divorce affected children's emotional and behavioral problems directly, as well as indirectly through child-rearing behaviors and children's self-esteem. |
| Keywords:
divorce, emotional and behavioral problem, child-rearing behavior, self-esteem, path analysis |
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