The relationship between parental attitude and social comparison of the eight grade students

Karckay A.

World Conference on Educational Sciences, Nicosia, CYPRUS, 4 - 07 February 2009, vol.1, pp.1469-1473 identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume: 1
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2009.01.259
  • City: Nicosia
  • Country: CYPRUS
  • Page Numbers: pp.1469-1473
  • Keywords: Social comparison, parental attitude, parental attitude on the responsibility and parental attitude the authority factor
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

This study has two basic purposes. The first purpose is to determine the relationship between parental attitude and social comparison of the eight grade students. The second purpose is to determine at which level parental attitudes and demographic variables predict the level of social comparison. The population of the research consists of the eight grade students in Sivas (n= 377). Parental Attitude Scale developed by Kucukturan (2005) and Social Comparison Scale developed by Gilbert, Allan and Trent (1992) which was adapted to the Turkish Culture by Sahin, Durak and Sahin (1993) were used in the study. Pearson's correlation coefficients pointed out that the relation between the social comparison related with the responsibility factor (p<.01) and the parental attitude (p<.05), are positive and significant. According to calculated dual correlations, a negative but significant (p<.01) relation was found between the parental attitudes on the authority factor and the parental attitudes on the responsibility factor. Multiple regression analysis indicated that school achievement, parental attitudes on the responsibility factor and school were found as significant predictors of the social comparison. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved