Junior High School Students’ Family Values and their Attitudes toward the Elderly in Kaohsiung City

• Main Authors: Fung-Ping Tasi, 蔡鳳屏
• Other Authors: Shun-Tzu Lin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/38154648707890487767

碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 生活應用科學系 === 100 === The purposes of the study are to investigate junior high school students’ family values and their attitudes toward older adults in Kaohsiung, and the influences of different personal characteristics on family values andattitudes toward the elderly. In addition, the researcher also examines the relationship between family values and attitudes toward older adults among these junior high school students. In the study, the researcher used survey for data collection. Stratified sampling procedure was adopted, and the researcher selected 680 junior high school students living in Kaohsiung, among which 628 were returned (response rate = 92.35%). The research instrument, questionnaire, includes a 19-item personal charateristics scale, a 13-item family values scale, and a 19-item attitude toward the elderly scale. Collected data was analyzed by the following procedures: descriptive statistics, one sample t-test, independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffé, Pearson’s correlation, and multiple regression analysis. The results of data analysis shows that: 1. The influences of different personal characteristics on family values. 1.1 Students who study at public complete high schoolsare more likely to have traditional attitudes on family values and family functions, than those who study at public junior high schools. 1.2 Students who study at junior high schools, are more likely to have traditional views on family functions if their parents are married and cohabited, than those whose parents are divorced. 1.3 On family values and family functions, students from stem families are more likely to have traditional views than those from nucluear and single-parent families, respectively. 1.4 Students who share close relationships with the elderly are more likely to have traditional family values. 2. The influences of different personal characterisitcs and attitudes toward older adults. 2.1 The younger the students are, the more positive attitudes they have on cognitive intention. 2.2 Students who study at public complete high schools are more likely to have positive attitudes (either on the cognitive or behavioral intention) toward older adults, than those who study at public junior high schools. 2.3 Students who share close relationships with the elderly are more likley to positive attitudes toward the elderly. 3. Overall, the researcher found that junior high school students’ family values and their attitudes toward older adults are highly correlated. Also, attitudes toward older adults could be hightly predictable based family values. The researcher proposed suggestions and recommendations based on the research results: 1. Parents and leagal guardians are encouraged to increase family interactions and communication, to participate in support groups and seminars to strengthen family education, and to provide family activities to encourage family participation. 2. Schools are encouraged to design programs focused on family education to build junior high school students’ family values and to strengthen their relationships with parents. 3. The government is encouraged to advocacate positive family values via the media and to promote intergenerational activities and intergenerational learning. 4. Researchers are encouraged to conduct further studies focusing on junior high school students’ family values and their attitudes toward older adults to improve intergenerational understanding and relationships.