Influence of Positive and Negative Styles of Family Upbringing on the Formation of Self-Concept in Adolescents

Abstract

Introduction. The objective of the research is to identify and describe the relationship between the style of upbringing in the family and the formation of self-concept in adolescents, to establish a relationship between positive and negative styles of upbringing in the family and the formation of individual indices of self-concept of adolescents. Materials and methods. The research employed the following methods: “Q-sorting” (V. Stefanson), “Review of feelings, reactions and beliefs” (K. Rogers) adapted by S. L. Bratchenko, and “Personal differential” (E. F. Bazhin, A. M. Etkind). The study of the family upbringing styles involves the following instruments “Adolescents about Parents” (ADOR), approved by St. Petersburg Bekhterev Psychoneurological Institute, “Measurement of parental attitudes and reactions” (PARY) by E. Schaefer, Test questionnaire of parental attitudes, developed by A. Ya. Varga and V. V. Stolin, the method of diagnosing value orientations by B.S. Kruglov (an adapted and modified version of M. Rokeach’s instrument); the methods of mathematical and statistical processing, and data interpretation (correlation and regression analysis). Research results. The research has identified positive and negative styles of upbringing in the family. The findings indicate that infantilization, rejection, authoritarian hyper-socialization, and directiveness lead to the formation of such qualities in teenagers as isolation, lack of communication, lack of confidence in themselves and their strengths, and the feelings of inferiority and isolation, which negatively affects the building of their self-concept. Conclusion. The experiment made it possible to conclude that the factor of family upbringing is crucial in the formation of self-concept and develop a correction program. Further research is associated with an in-depth study of the family upbringing conditions and the establishment of their influence on the process of building the self-concept in adolescents in various socio-cultural environments. Keywords: self-concept, family upbringing, parenting style, teenager, positive self-concept, positive and negative parenting styles.

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“…Кроме сознательного целенаправленного воспитания, осуществляемого родителями, на ребенка воздействует вся семейная атмосфера: социальное положение, условия жизни и достаток, ценностные ориентации членов семьи, образование и род занятий родителей, методы воспитания (Reza, 2012;Bubnova & Rerke, 2020;Butina-Grechanaya, 2010;Zakharova, 2008). И любая деформация семьи приводит к отрицательным последствиям в развитии личности ребенка.…”