TTLA: Assessment of parents' educational style and self-assessment of secondary school students

INFORMATION ABOUT DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the researcher:Nguyen Thi Anh Thu          

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: June 18, 1983

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision to recognize PhD student No. 2798/2012/QD-SDH, signed by the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi on December 28, 2012.

6. Changes in the training process: Extension of study period (12 months) according to Decision No. 113/QD-XHNV signed by the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi on January 15, 2016.

7. Thesis topic name:Assessment of parental educational style and self-assessment of secondary school students.

8. Major: Psychology Code: 62.31.04.01

9. Scientific instructor: Instruction 1:Prof. Dr. Tran Thi Minh Duc, Instruction 2:Assoc.Prof.Dr. Tran Thu Huong

10. Summary of new results of the thesis:

The thesis adds to the theoretical research system on parental education and self-assessment. Clarify the influence of parental education on secondary school students' self-assessment. Point out the factors affecting students' self-assessment.

The results of the empirical study showed that: the assessment of parents' PCGD is correlated with students' self-assessment. Specifically, students' assessment of their parents as having democratic and liberal/permissive PCGD is positively correlated with their self-assessment in the areas of emotions, future and family. Students' assessment of their parents as having authoritarian PCGD is negatively correlated with their self-assessment in these areas.

Students rated their parents as having democratic and authoritarian parenting styles as having the greatest impact on their family self-assessment, and students rated their parents as having liberal parenting styles as having the greatest impact on their future self-assessment.

The research results also show that in the combined PCGD, students believe that the democratic PCGD combined with the authoritarian PCGD of parents has an impact on their self-assessment of their family. At the same time, the research results also show that the PCGD of parents combined with the concern for their children's emotional life is a factor that increases students' self-assessment.

Some factors that influence parental PCGD include those related to child characteristics: extroverted children and first-born children rate their parents as having more authoritarian PCGD than introverted children and second-born children. Students' self-assessment is influenced by factors such as gender, introversion-extroversion type, school, and classroom.

11. Practical application:

The research results of the thesis are one of the reference materials for teaching Family Psychology, Counseling for children and adolescents, Family Counseling, School Counseling and practical applications related to psychological assistance for students and parents.

12. Further research directions:

The topic also suggests some issues that need to be further expanded in future studies such as: Research on parents to compare the assessment of parents and children on the same issue of PCGD and how different their self-assessment is. Research to design a scale that can specifically measure the combined PCGD of parents.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

1. Nguyen Thi Anh Thu (2016), “Parents' educational style from the perspective of junior high school students”, Journal of Social Psychology (4), pp. 107 - 115.

2. Nguyen Thi Anh Thu (2016), “Parents’ authoritarian educational style and family self-assessment from the perspective of middle school students”, Proceedings of the International Conference “Psychological Trauma and Support Activities”, Faculty of Psychology – University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University Publishing House, pp. 91 – 99.

3. Nguyen Thi Anh Thu (2016), “Self-assessment of emotions of secondary school students”, Journal of Psychology (11), pp. 89 - 98.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Anh Thu 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: June 18^th, 1983 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 2798/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 28, 2012 by Rector of University of Social Sciences & Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: Extending the studying time (12 months) according to the decision number: 113/QD-XHNV, dated January 15, 2016 by Rector of University of Social Sciences & Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

7. Official thesis title: “Assessing parenting style and self-esteem of secondary school students”

8. Major: Psychology Code: 62.31.04.01

9. Supervisor: Prof., Dr. Tran Thi Minh Duc, Assoc Prof., Dr. Tran Thu Huong

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

The thesis contributes to the theory system of parenting style and self-esteem. It clarifies the impacts of parenting style to self-esteem of secondary school students and points put the factors that effect on their self-esteem.

The results of the study show that there is a relationship between parenting style and students' self-esteem. Especially, the students, who assessed that their parenting style is permissive and democratic, have positive self-esteem in their emotional, future, and family aspects. In the contrary, the students, who supposed to think their parents are autistic, have negative thinking about these aspects.

The considered objects of the study, secondary students, judging democratic or authoritarian parenting style have the greatest impact on their self-esteem. Moreover, they assessed that freedom-parenting style is the most influent style on their future self-esteem

The results show that in the different combinations of parenting style, the secondary students perceive that the democratic-authoritarian combining style influences the self-esteem in their family's ego. Moreover, the results also present that parenting style combined with their interests in the emotional life of their children is a factor to increase the students' self-esteem.

Some factors that effect on the parenting style related to the characteristics of the child show that extracurricular children and the oldest child evaluated their parents' parenting style is more domineering than introverted children and second children. Self-esteem of students are influenced by internal factors such as gender, introverted - extroverted, school and classroom.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis is considered as the reference for Family Psychology, Child and Adolescent Counseling, Family Counseling, School Counseling. It could be applied in practices related to psychology for supporting the relationship between children and their parents.

12. Further research directions, if any:

The thesis suggests some open issues such as (1) Researching on parents' aspect instead of children's aspect on the relationship between parenting style and self-esteem of children and comparing the results, (2) Researching and designing scale to measuring parenting style combinations.

13. Thesis-related publications:

1. Nguyen Thi Anh Thu (2016), “Parenting style in the perspective of the secondary school students”, Journal of Social Psychology (4), pp. 107 - 115.

2. Nguyen Thi Anh Thu (2016), “Authoritarian Parenting style and Family Self-Esteem: The view of junior high School Students”, Proceeding of International Conference “Psychological Trauma and Support Activities”, Department of Psychology - University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University Publisher, pp. 91 - 99.

3. Nguyen Thi Anh Thu (2016), “Emotion Self-esteem of junior high school students”, Journal of Psychology (11), pp. 89 - 98.