Original scientific paper
THE INFLUENCE OF PARENTS' MARITAL EMOTIONAL HARMONY ON SCHOOL SUCCESS AND THE BEHAVIOUR OF CHILDREN
Mira Čudina-Obradović
; Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb
Josip Obradović
; Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb
Abstract
ln order to determine the influence of marital harmony on school
success and the behavior of children in school, a research has
been conducted on 106 married couples in different stages of
marital intactness/disturbance. Defined were 16 dimensions of
marital harmony according to the presumption that marital relatlonshlps
are more harmonious if the partners feel mutual love and
respect, if they deem family duties as communal goals and if no
forms of abuse exist in the marriage. By means of logistic regression
the probability of influence of each of the defined variables of
marital harmony on the increase of school success in general and
ofthe grade reflecting behavior in children ofthe examined married
couples has been determined. Most predictive were the father's
involvement, the understanding of the need to solve all problems
together and the tather's love for the mother. The findings are
interpreted in accordance with the model - quality parenthood as
a "direct environmental influence", and with the model of social
support.
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Hrčak ID:
32370
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Publication date:
1.7.1995.
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