Self-development during early adolescence: influences of parents and peers. Paper presented on XIth Conference of European Association for Research on Adolescence. Torino, Italy, May 7 - 11. 5. 2008

MACEK, Petr and Jan ŠIRŮČEK. Self-development during early adolescence: influences of parents and peers. Paper presented on XIth Conference of European Association for Research on Adolescence. Torino, Italy, May 7 - 11. 5. 2008. 2008.

Basic information

• Original name: Self-development during early adolescence: influences of parents and peers. Paper presented on XIth Conference of European Association for Research on Adolescence. Torino, Italy, May 7 - 11. 5. 2008
• Name in Czech: Vývoj sebepojetí v rané adolescenci: vliv vrstevníků rodičů
• Authors: MACEK, Petr (203 Czech Republic, guarantor) and Jan ŠIRŮČEK (203 Czech Republic).
• Edition: 2008.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Audiovisual works
• Field of Study: 50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
• Country of publisher: Turkey
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/08:00026597
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Keywords in English: Adolescence; self-concept
• Tags: adolescence, self-concept
• Tags: International impact

Abstract

The aim of this study is to find out whether parental influence and peer influence on self-system of younger adolescents are mutually connected or relatively independent. Our previous studies confirm the assumption that perceived parental support /warmth relate, above all, to enhancing global self-esteem. The influence of parental control is more specific; it is present more frequently in girls than in boys and it affects especially the area of self pertaining to perceived acceptance on the part of others. Support/ refusal which adolescents perceive from their peers relate more to the feelings of social competence and attractiveness; however, they also affect their global self-esteem (Macek & Širůček, 2004; Macek & Ježek, 2007). Now we test hypothesis that not only self-esteem but also self-concept in the period of early adolescence are mainly determined by the perception of parental influence and only secondarily also by the presupposed evaluation of their peers. Data from three waves (aged 11, 13, and 15 years, n = 254) of the Czech part of the longitudinal study ELSPAC were used. We measured the perceived parenting style, different aspects of perceived peer support, global self-esteem, stability and clarity of self-concept, and possible selves. The first results have shown that the perceived parental behaviour has more general influence on adolescent self-system than the influence of their peers. Furthermore, the self-system of adolescent girls appears to be more dependent on parents and peers than the self-system of boys.

Abstract (in Czech)

Cílem studie je posoudit vliv rodičů a vrstevníků na sebepojetí a sebehodnocení adolescentů

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• MSM0021622406, plan (intention): Name: Psychologické a sociální charakteristiky dětí, mládeže a rodiny, vývoj osobnosti v době proměn moderní společnosti

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Psychological and social characteristics of children, youth and families, development of the personality in the time of changes of modern society