The comparison of parenting attitude and children’s social competence between only child and non-only child

• Main Authors: Meng-Ying,Lin, 林孟螢
• Other Authors: Hsin-Hui,Huang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/44079519670810269055

碩士 === 國立台北護理學院 === 嬰幼兒保育研究所 === 97 === Abstract The study was designed to explore parenting attitudes of parents of only children and non-only children as well as their children’s social competence. Specifically, the aims of the study are: 1. To understand how background factors affect parenting attitudes and children’s social competence; 2. To understand how socio-economic statuses affect parenting attitudes and children’s social competence; 3. To understand how parenting attitudes affect children’s social competence. The sample was recruited from 21 public and private kindergartens of Taipei City. A total of 448 questionnaires were sent and 337 valid questionnaires were collected. Parents completed "The Parenting Attitude Questionnaire” and teachers of their children completed "The Child’s Social Competence Questionnaire." The research findings are summarized: 1. Parenting attitudes can be grouped into three categories: the "Authoritative type", "Authoritarian type" and "Authoritative-Permissive type", in which "Authoritative-Permissive type" is scored high in both “Authoritative" and "Permissive" items. 2. A significant difference of parenting attitudes is found between fathers and mothers. 3. There is no difference in parenting attitudes between parents of boys and parents of girls. 4. The parenting attitudes are different between parents of only children and parents of non-only children. 5. No difference in parenting attitudes is found between parents of boys and girls within only children and non-only children groups. 6. Parents’ socio-economic statuses are associated with their parenting attitudes. 7. Girls’ social competence scores are significantly higher than boys’. 8. There is no difference in children’s social competence between only children and non-only children. 9. Parents’ socio-economic statuses are associated with their children's social competence. 10. Parenting attitudes are related to children's social competence. A multiple stepwise regression analysis was conducted using background variables and parenting attitudes to predict children’s social competence. The results show that: 1. Some socio-economic statuses, father, and only child predict the authoritative dimension of parenting attitudes. 2. Child’s sex, only child, some socio-economic statuses predict the authoritarian dimension of parenting attitudes. 3. Only child and some socio-economic statuses predict the permissive dimension of parenting attitudes. 4. Child’s sex, some socio-economic statuses predict children’s social competence. 5. The authoritarian dimension of parenting attitudes predicts children’s social competence. 6. Child’s sex, some socio-economic statuses, and three dimensions of parenting attitudes predict children’s social competence. Based on the findings, the researcher summarizes the following recommendations for future research: 1. To develop an indigenous parenting attitude scale that is sensitive to Chinese culture. 2. To explore the possible gap between urban and rural Taiwan in how children’s sex affect parents’ parenting attitudes; 3. To refine the research design to avoid parents of high socio-economic statuses responding in social desirable answers. 4. To reconsider the appropriateness of scoring “housewives” as the lowest level in occupation. Recommendations for parents include: 1. To enrich the knowledge and skills of parenting; 2. To establish a parent support network.