TYLA: Guiding young people towards family values.

Author's name:Nguyen Do Hong Nhung

Thesis title:Family value orientation for young people

Field of study of the thesis: Psychology

Major: Psychology Code: 62 31 04 01

Name of the postgraduate training unit: University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

1. Purpose and scope of the thesis

1.1. Research Objectives

This study examines the theoretical and practical aspects of family value orientation, exploring factors influencing young people's family value orientation. Based on this, it proposes recommendations to support young people in developing sound family value orientations, leading to happy lives for themselves and their families.

1.2.Research subjects

The subject of this thesis is family values ​​and the orientation towards family values ​​among young people.

2. Research methods used

2.1. Methodology

2.2. Research Methodology

The thesis employs a combination of the following methods:

- Documentary research method

- Questionnaire survey method

- In-depth interview method

- Group discussion method

- Method of analyzing typical psychological profiles

- Methods for processing data using mathematical statistics

3. Main results and conclusions

3.1. Main results

This dissertation is a comprehensive, systematic, and in-depth scientific study on the family value orientation of young people, and the research results have the following new points:

3.1.1. In terms of theory

Research on youth's family value orientation provides further scientific and practical basis for the fields of family psychology, educational psychology, and youth value orientation research. The thesis systematizes literature on youth's family value orientation, develops concepts of orientation, family values, and youth's family value orientation. The thesis offers recommendations to contribute to the rational orientation of youth's family values ​​in the current context.

3.1.2. In practice

This thesis reveals the current state of family value orientation among young people, clarifying the family values ​​they aspire to and choose. Practical research shows that young people tend to prioritize traditional values ​​related to parent-child relationships and family responsibilities; while values ​​concerning marriage, childbirth, child-rearing, and gender roles within the family lean towards modern values. Furthermore, young men tend to preserve traditional family values ​​more than young women.

3.2. Conclusion

The dissertation has reviewed global research trends on family value orientation. Building upon and systematizing theoretical issues from domestic and international research, the dissertation clarifies the concepts of: family values, family value orientation, and youth family value orientation (Chapters 1 and 2).

This study analyzes and evaluates the current state of family value orientation among young people, identifies some factors influencing their orientation, and points out trends in the changes within this orientation (Chapters 3 and 4).

Based on the research findings, the author has proposed several suggestions to help young people develop a rational family value orientation, inherit and promote good traditional family values, selectively adopt modern family values, and fight to eliminate outdated, inappropriate, and backward values.

                                                              SUMMARY OF DOCTORAL THESIS

The author's name:Nguyen Do Hong Nhung

Thesis title:Family value orientation of youths

Scientific branch of the thesis: Psychology

Major: Psychology Code: 62 31 04 01

The name of postgraduate training institution: University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

1. The purpose and the object of the thesis

1.1.The purpose of the thesis

Research the theory and current situation of family value orientation; find out the factors affecting the family value orientation of young people. Thereby, making recommendations to support young people with a reasonable family value orientation, bringing happiness to themselves and their families.

1.2. The object of the thesis

The object of the thesis research is family value and family value orientation of youths.

2. Methodology and methods of the thesis

2.1. Methodology of the thesis

2.2. Methods used in the thesis

The thesis uses a combination of the following methods:

- Document research method

- Methods of investigation by questionnaire

- In-depth interview method

- Group discussion method

- Typical psychological portrait analysis method

- Method of processing data by mathematical statistics

3. Major results and conclusions of the thesis

3.1.The major results of the thesis

The thesis is an in-depth, systematic and relatively comprehensive scientific research project on young family's value orientation, with new findings as follows:

3.1.1. About the theories of the thesis

Youth-oriented family value research provides additional scientific and practical foundations for the field of family psychology, educational psychology and value-oriented research for young people. The thesis has system of documents on youth's family-oriented values, constructing concepts of orientation, family value, family value orientation of youth. The thesis proposes recommendations that contribute to orienting reasonable family values ​​for young people in the current context.

3.1.2. Practical results of the thesis

The thesis shows the current situation of youth's family value orientation, clarifying the family values ​​​​that young people target and choose. Practical research shows that family values ​​related to parent-child relationship and family responsibilities selected by young people tend to favor traditional values; content of marriage, childbirth - rearing children and gender role in the family in favor of modern values. In addition, young men tend to preserve traditional family values ​​over young women.

3.2.Revisions

- The thesis summarizes the research trends in the world on family value orientation. On the basis of inheriting and systematizing theoretical issues from domestic and foreign research works, the thesis has clarified the concepts: family value, family value orientation, family value orientation of youths (chapter 1 and chapter 2).

- Analyzing and assessing the status of youth's family-oriented orientation, a number of factors affecting youth's family value orientation as well as showing the trend of change in youth's family value orientation (chapter 3 and chapter 4).

- From the research results, the author has proposed a number of suggestions for young people to have reasonable family values, inherit and promote good traditional family values, selectively receive modern family values; fight to eliminate obsolete, outdated and inappropriate values.