Multi-Dimensional Characteristics of the Relational Self according to Contexts (맥락에 따른 관계적 자기의 다면적 특성: 초등학생 자녀를 둔 어머니를 중심으로)

조숙자; 방희정; 조혜자; Kim, Hyoen Jeong (김현정)

Multi-Dimensional Characteristics of the Relational Self according to Contexts

THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
2008, 21(2), pp.113-130
Publisher : The Korean Society For Developmental Psychology
Research Area : Social Science > Psychological Science

조숙자 ¹, 방희정 ¹, 조혜자 ¹, Kim, Hyoen Jeong ¹

¹이화여자대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study is conducted to explore the modalities of relational selves according to contexts. The Relational Self Scale(RSS), Family Relationship Scale and Social Provision Scale were administered for 144 Korean mothers. The results are summed up as follows: First, mothers show different pictures of the relational self according to objects of relation, and there are significant differences among the six factors of the relational self. On the factors of 'perceived support from relation' and 'over-dependency', mothers display the highest score in relations with their children, followed by their spouse, their parents' home, and the family of their husband. On the factors of 'agency', and 'empathy-care' they show the highest score in relations with their children, and similar patterns with their spouse and their parents' home. When they are connected with the family of their husband, mothers display the highest score in the areas of 'avoidance of relation'. On the other hand, they show the lowest score in relations with their parent's home on the 'consciousness of others'. Secondly, the relational self exhibits different patterns according to economic contexts, such as mother's status of employment and monthly household income level. Thirdly, mothers show different patterns of the relational self according to psychological contexts, which include quality of family relationship and degree of social support. These results support the multi-dimensionality of the relational self. This study has significance in that it can give suggestions as to how to describe and explain developmental contexts by clarifying the psychological contents specifically about how mothers experience relational selves among the relationships with their own family members.

KEYWORDS

relational self, multi-dimensionality of the relational self, object of relation, characteristics of the relation, economic context, psychological context

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.

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