Original scientific paper
CORRELATION BETWEEN EARLY PARENTAL MESSAGES AND TYPES OF UNDESIRABLE BEHAVIOUR IN PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN
Josip Janković
; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mostar, Mostar, BiH
Maja Laklija
orcid.org/0000-0002-2580-4983
; Department of Social work, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Authors intention was to get an insight into the experience of children related to the parents behavior to them, and determine the correlation
between experience of early parental messages and child’s manifest behaviors in a social setting. This paper also discusses
the concept of early parental messages which was in theory and practice introduced by the creator of transactional analysis E. Berne
and has been further developed and researched by J. Janković and associates. The results of the survey conducted on a sample of 179
pupils, showed that boys more often than girls present aggressive behavior and disregard of the rules. That with increasing age of
the pupils increases their tendency toward disregard of the rules. The results indicate that the mothers messages of empowering and
encouraging was associated with difficulties in psychological functioning of children; messages of accusations and emotional and
physical punishment with aggressive and destructive behavior, disregard of the rules and difficulties in psychological functioning of
children, while the messages of love and affirmation is negative correlated with aggressive and destructive behavior and disregard of
the rules. Furthermore, it was determined that there is a positive correlation between the fathers messages of accusation, emotional
and physical punishment of children and a negative correlation between his message of love and affirmation with an aggressive and
destructive behavior, disregard of the rules and difficulties in psychological functioning of children. The results indicate the importance
of developing programs and training for developing and improving parenting skills and encourage a positive and competent
parenting.
Keywords
children; early parental messages; behavioral patterns
Hrčak ID:
77209
URI
Publication date:
10.2.2012.
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