Correlations Between Parent and Child Confidence
School Name
South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Grade Level
12th Grade
Presentation Topic
Psychology
Presentation Type
Mentored
Abstract
Confidence is the positive viewing of oneself and one’s abilities in a given situation. Someone who is confident can approach another person with fewer reservations or fear of rejection than someone who is not confident. This study’s definition of confidence is operationalized from the level of self-esteem one has, and one’s socially depicted self-image. This study believes that if the reports of the parents about their behavior are not congruent with the reports of the children about their parents’ behaviors, the child will be less confident in their daily life due to the parent and/or the child’s inability to accurately interpret the behaviors in the household. SC Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics students and their parents were given six different surveys, each collecting data for a specific facet of confidence. The surveys were as follows: Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS), Social Connectedness Scale Revised (SCS-R), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Cornell Parent Behavior Inventory (CPBI), Adolescents’ Interpretation and Belief Questionnaire (AIBQ), Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS). The researchers believe the data will show that if a student perceives their parent’s behaviors to be too supportive or not supportive enough, the child’s data will suggest a low level of confidence. Furthermore, if the parent’s data suggests a low level of confidence, the child’s data will also suggest a low level of confidence.
Recommended Citation
Housand, Kylie, "Correlations Between Parent and Child Confidence" (2024). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 454.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2024/all/454
Location
RITA 261
Start Date
3-23-2024 10:00 AM
Presentation Format
Oral Only
Group Project
No
Correlations Between Parent and Child Confidence
RITA 261
Confidence is the positive viewing of oneself and one’s abilities in a given situation. Someone who is confident can approach another person with fewer reservations or fear of rejection than someone who is not confident. This study’s definition of confidence is operationalized from the level of self-esteem one has, and one’s socially depicted self-image. This study believes that if the reports of the parents about their behavior are not congruent with the reports of the children about their parents’ behaviors, the child will be less confident in their daily life due to the parent and/or the child’s inability to accurately interpret the behaviors in the household. SC Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics students and their parents were given six different surveys, each collecting data for a specific facet of confidence. The surveys were as follows: Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS), Social Connectedness Scale Revised (SCS-R), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Cornell Parent Behavior Inventory (CPBI), Adolescents’ Interpretation and Belief Questionnaire (AIBQ), Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS). The researchers believe the data will show that if a student perceives their parent’s behaviors to be too supportive or not supportive enough, the child’s data will suggest a low level of confidence. Furthermore, if the parent’s data suggests a low level of confidence, the child’s data will also suggest a low level of confidence.
