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PRE-TEENS PERCEPTIONS OF SELF & PARENTS

PRE-TEENS PERCEPTIONS OF SELF AND PARENTS: DO THESE DIFFER IN ASSOCIATION WITH RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT

The purpose of this study is to compare self-perceptions (as measured by the Child Personality Assessment Questionnaire) and perceptions of parents (as measured by The Parental Acceptance/Rejection Questionnaire) in two groups of pre-teens (ages 11 and 12 years): (1) a group of emotionally disturbed pre-teens living in a residential home setting; and (2) a group of preteens, with no history of emotional disturbance, living at home with their biological parents.

The rationale for the study rests on Rohner's (1991) Parental Acceptance/Rejection Theory. This theory holds that parental warmth, love and affection, and the withdrawal of parental love, warmth and affection shape human behavior in all societies. Rohner claims that the seriously rejected child has not learned how to give love because he has never known a loving parent after whom he can model his own behavior. The effect of this rejection takes a toll on the person's adjustments throughout his life; indeed the theory postulates that parental rejection is a significant underlying causal factor for many behavioral and psychological disorders of childhood and adolescence.

The key element explaining maladjustment or disturbed behavior is said to be not only failure due to lack of exposure to a parental role model of how to behave in a loving fashion but also to the fact that lack of affection damages children's self concept leaving them with feelings that make it difficult for them to depersonalize, and low self-esteem. Regarding children who are loved and accepted by their parents, Rohner states that these children can be expected to have a clearer sense of self, feelings of competency, and higher self-esteem.

If Rohner's claims are correct, then it can be expected that a sample of pre-teens identified by authorities as emotionally disturbed, when compared to a gro...

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