The purpose of this study was to investigate factors related to the internal and external problem behaviors of Korean youth. 1,176 middle school students of Seoul, Incheon, Cheongju, and Deagu were asked to complete sel-administering questionnaire. Th...
The purpose of this study was to investigate factors related to the internal and external problem behaviors of Korean youth. 1,176 middle school students of Seoul, Incheon, Cheongju, and Deagu were asked to complete sel-administering questionnaire. The focus of this study was to find out the effects of personal, familial, friend, and school relations on adolescents' problems behavior.
The results indicated that the association with delinquent friends and the adolescents' perception on their schools were significant predictors of adolescents' internal and external problem behaviors. Also, self-esteem and family conflict had effects on adolescents' internal problem behavior.
Key words: adjustment of adolescents, internal problem behavior, external problem behavior, eco-systems perspective
제출일 : 2007. 7. 25
심사일 : 2007. 8. 10