The Relationships of Elementary School Student’s Positive Thinking and Social Behaviors

• Main Authors: Hsiu-Yu Chou, 周秀玉
• Other Authors: Zuway-R Hong
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/48598418040242962139

碩士 === 國立中山大學 === 教育研究所 === 98 === The Relationships of Elementary School Student’s Positive Thinking and Social Behaviors Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between elementary student''s positive thinking and social behaviors. Two hundreds and seventy-nine students were conveniently selected from 5 public elementary schools in Kaohsiung city. All participants completed the “Positive Thinking and Social Skills Scale” in 2010. Descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA , pearson product-moment correlation and stepwise multiple regression analysis were conducted. In addition,4 students with the highest positive thinking score and the other 4 students with the highest social behavior were rescruited as the target students. Those students were interviewed while they accomplishing the survey. The main findings were as following︰ 1. There were significant differences on positive thinking between different graders. 2. There were gender significant differences on positive thinking total score. 3. There were significant differences on positive thinking and social behavior scores among different father education degrees children. 4. There were significant differences on positive thinking and social behaviors among social economic status fanilies children. 5. There were significant differences on positive thinking and social behaviors among father’s practice styles children. 6. There were significant differences on positive thinking and interpersonal among mother’s practice styles children. 7. "Gender" and " positive thinking" are significant predictors of social skills,which explained 49.6% of the variance . 8. Authoritative parenting practice of elementary children get a higher score in positive thinking and social behaviors. 9. Children with authoritarian or permissive father practice,who got lower scores in positive thinking and social behaviors. 10. Children with authoritarian mother practice,who got lower scores in positive thinking and social behaviors. According to those significantfinding, educational recommendation and suggestions provided toward teachers and researchers be discussed. Keywords：positive thinking、social behaviors、elementary school students