Preceived Parent and Teacher Socialization Styles on Self-Esteem in Early Adolescence

Abstract

The responses of a sample of 1,026 female and 959 male early adolescents were examined to determine the influence of parent and teacher power on self-esteem. Several fmdings are indicated. Little significant correlation between items on the parent and teachers scales was found. A series of discriminant analyses was employed to examine the relationship between early adolescent self-esteem and perceptions of parent and teacher socialization styles. The self-esteem of girls does not appear to be strongly influenced by parents' or teachers' perceived styles. Conversely, boys may be more externally controlled at this age. With the earlier initiation of that notion, girls also begin the emotional separation from parents, or striving for independence and autonomy, at an earlier age as well.