The correlation between father-daughter relationship and self-esteem of adolescent girls in Kaohsiung city

• Main Authors: Hsu, chi-ying, 許琪英
• Other Authors: Huang, Yu-Ting
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/93276027293042248677

碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 生活應用科學研究所 === 96 === Recently the role of father is more and more emphasized. Self-esteem is an important developmental character in the adolescent girls and father is the essential person who influences the development of self-esteem character. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between adolescent girls’ relationships with their fathers and how it has impacted on their self-esteem. This study with convenience sampling surveyed 1144 adolescent girls who attended high and vocational school in Kaohsiung city. Three instruments were used: “Father-daughter Relationship Scale”, “Self-esteem scale”, and “Personal Background Questionnaire”, including two open-ended questions. Data were analyzed by t-test, One-way ANOVA, Scheffe method, Pearson product-moment correlation, simple linear regression, stepwise multiple regression, and content analysis. The results were as follow: 1. The total score of “father-daughter relationship” (M=30.30) is not significantly higher than theoretical midpoint, so the father-daughter relationship is normal. 2. The total score of “self-esteem” (M=28.75) is significantly higher than theoretical midpoint, so adolescent girls’ self-esteem is tended to be positive. 3. There were significant differences of “father-daughter relationship” on “father’s marriage”, “father’s SES”, “family structure”, “daughter’s school”. That is, on the father-daughter relationship, “father's marital status is continued and live together” is superior to “continued but with legal separation or divorced”, “father with high and mid SES” is superior to them “with mid and low SES”, “They live with born parents is superior to “single parent families or other types”, study in “public high school” is superior to “studying in public vocational school”. 4. There were significant differences of “self-esteem” on “father’s SES”, and “daughter’s school”. That is, on self-esteem, “adolescent girls' father with high and mid SES” is superior to whom “with mid and low SES”. They study in “public school” is superior to them study in “private high school, private vocational school” and “public vocational high school”. They study in “public and private high school” is superior to them they study in “public and private vocational school”. 5. There was a significantly positive correlation between “father-daughter relationship” and “self-esteem”. (r=.19，p<.01) 6. Three factors: “father’s marriage”, “father’s SES” and “daughter’s school” predicted “father-daughter relationship” for 8.8％ of variance. 7. Three factors: “father-daughter relationship”, “father’s SES” and “daughter’s school” predicted for “self-esteem” 6.7％ of variance. 8. “Father-daughter relationship” predicted for “self-esteem” 3.5％ of variance. 9. Most adolescent girls reported positive father-daughter relationship and father influenced their attitudes, values, and behaviors a lot. Finally, based on research findings, recommendations were provided for adolescent girls, father, mother, school, promotion organization and future study.