Korean J Child Stud. 2001; 22(2): 49-64.

Relationships among Children`s Perceived Social Support , Locus of Control , and Self - Esteem

아동이 지각한 사회적 지지 및 귀인 성향과 아동의 자아존중감의 관계

김연희,박경자

Yun Hee Kim,Kyung Ja Park

This study explored the relationship of children`s perceived social support and locus of control to their self-esteem. Subjects were 190 5th grade children. Instruments were the revised Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (1967), Dubow and Ullman`s Social Support Appraisal Scale (1989), and Crandall`s Intellectual Achievement Responsibility (1965). Data were analysed by t-tests and Pearson`s correlations. Children with high perceived social support had higher self-esteem than children with low perceived social support. Children who attributed their success to internal factors had high self-esteem; children who attributed their success to external factors had low self-esteem. Successful children who attributed their success to external factors had low self-esteem, regardless of their social support level. Children who attributed their success to their abilities or hard work had high self-esteem only if they received high social support.