The purpose of this the study is to examine what effects is exerted on self representation and God`s image by parent-adolescent affective bonding(bu-ja-yu-chin-sung-cheong) as perceived by Christian adolescents. To achieve such purposes of the study, ...
The purpose of this the study is to examine what effects is exerted on self representation and God`s image by parent-adolescent affective bonding(bu-ja-yu-chin-sung-cheong) as perceived by Christian adolescents. To achieve such purposes of the study, recognition on parent-adolescent affective bonding of Christian adolescents, self representation along with God image were analyzed to investigate the differences and their influence on God`s image and self representation. The research was performed for 856 both male and female Christian adolescents (from 1st grade of junior high to 3rd grade of high schools). The results are as follows:First, according to the verification results of hypotheses for the influence of parent-adolescent affective bonding on self representation, it was found that sense of unity and dedication as variables related to parent-adolescent affective bonding have statistically significant correlation with sociability, benevolence and competence as variables related to self representation. Second, according to the verification results of hypotheses for the influence of parent-adolescent affective bonding on God image, it was found that sense of unity and dedication as variables related to parent-adolescent affective bonding have statistically significant correlation with sense of belonging, sense of approval and sense of control as variables related to God image. Through the study results discussed above, it was verified that the parent-adolescent affective bonding has an effect on the practical aspects of healthy self-representation of the Christian adolescents as well as positive image of God.