Research Article

Examining the Effects of Perceived Parental Attitudes on the Social Interest Level in College Students: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem

Volume: 12 Number: 2 August 15, 2022
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Examining the Effects of Perceived Parental Attitudes on the Social Interest Level in College Students: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem

Abstract

Social interest refers to the individual's sense of community and social benefit. Especially for university students, social interest is important in terms of their developmental period and their efforts to gain a place in society. Therefore, it would be helpful to investigate the factors potentially affecting the social interest levels of university students. This study aimed to investigate the effects of perceived parental attitudes and self-esteem on social interest levels in university students. In addition, this study aimed to examine the mediating roles of self-esteem on the relationship between parental attitudes and social interest. The participants included 438 volunteer university students. The data were collected using the Demographic Information Form, Social Interest Index, Parental Attitude Scale, and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The hypothesis model was tested using path analysis and bootstrapping method. The results showed that self-esteem partially mediated the effect of democratic attitude on social interest and fully mediated the effects of authoritarian attitude on social interest. The results also revealed that the protective attitude did not have a direct or indirect effect on social interest. The results were discussed along with the theoretical framework and previous findings, and suggestions for future research were presented.

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Primary Language

English

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Other Fields of Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

August 15, 2022

Submission Date

September 10, 2021

Acceptance Date

June 1, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 12 Number: 2

APA
Akyıldız, M., & Güngör, A. (2022). Examining the Effects of Perceived Parental Attitudes on the Social Interest Level in College Students: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem. Sakarya University Journal of Education, 12(2), 281-301. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.993831
AMA
1.Akyıldız M, Güngör A. Examining the Effects of Perceived Parental Attitudes on the Social Interest Level in College Students: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem. SUJE. 2022;12(2):281-301. doi:10.19126/suje.993831
Chicago
Akyıldız, Merve, and Abdi Güngör. 2022. “Examining the Effects of Perceived Parental Attitudes on the Social Interest Level in College Students: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 12 (2): 281-301. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.993831.
EndNote
Akyıldız M, Güngör A (August 1, 2022) Examining the Effects of Perceived Parental Attitudes on the Social Interest Level in College Students: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem. Sakarya University Journal of Education 12 2 281–301.
IEEE
[1]M. Akyıldız and A. Güngör, “Examining the Effects of Perceived Parental Attitudes on the Social Interest Level in College Students: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem”, SUJE, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 281–301, Aug. 2022, doi: 10.19126/suje.993831.
ISNAD
Akyıldız, Merve - Güngör, Abdi. “Examining the Effects of Perceived Parental Attitudes on the Social Interest Level in College Students: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 12/2 (August 1, 2022): 281-301. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.993831.
JAMA
1.Akyıldız M, Güngör A. Examining the Effects of Perceived Parental Attitudes on the Social Interest Level in College Students: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem. SUJE. 2022;12:281–301.
MLA
Akyıldız, Merve, and Abdi Güngör. “Examining the Effects of Perceived Parental Attitudes on the Social Interest Level in College Students: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem”. Sakarya University Journal of Education, vol. 12, no. 2, Aug. 2022, pp. 281-0, doi:10.19126/suje.993831.
Vancouver
1.Merve Akyıldız, Abdi Güngör. Examining the Effects of Perceived Parental Attitudes on the Social Interest Level in College Students: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem. SUJE. 2022 Aug. 1;12(2):281-30. doi:10.19126/suje.993831

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