A comparison of the effects of three parent intervention programmes on child's self-esteem
Date
2015-09-09
Authors
Rudick, Karen
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Abstract
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the
effectiveness of using parents as change agents for
their children. This was based on the thesis that
the early familial environment and the tone of the
parent child relationship is crucial in influencing
the development of personality and psychological adjustment.
Self-esteem is viewed as the personality
factor central to adjustment, and its development is
traced in the family.
Parent education is viewed by community psychologists
as an effective and primary technique in reducing psychopathology
and promoting mental health. This approach
focuses on changing the person within his environment.
Within this approach, however, orientations differ and
it is necessary to determine which is most effective.
This study evaluates three methods of parent
education: the didactic, discussion and training
approaches. A no-intier.venti on control was included.
Twenty-four mothers and their children were divided
into four equal groups. The variable of z/elf-esteem
was used as a basis on which to compare the three
approaches.
All mothers were assessed before and after the
six-week programmes on the following measures: Self-esteem
Inventory, Confidence in Parental Role, the
Relationship Change Scale and Satisfaction Change Scale,
and the Incomplete Sentences Test. Children were rated
by their mothers and teachers on the Behavior Rating
Form and Semantic Differential .
Analysis of Variance demonstrated no significant
findings. A trend analysis revealed an increase in
both maternal and child esteem for the training group
when compared with the other groups.
These results were then discussed and shortcomings
and limitations in the research elaborated
upon. Finally, suggestions and implications for further
research were proposed.
Description
A dissertation submitted to the Faculty, of Arts, University
of the Witwatetsrand, in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of Master of Arts (Clinical Psychology).
Johannesburg, 1981