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The effect of parental divorce and separation on school children's self-development in terms of self-discrepancies and psychological adjustment.

by Wong Moon-Sing Benjamin. / Thesis (M.A.Ed.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990. / Bibliography: leaves 118-124. / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vii / ABSTRACT --- p.viii / Chapter CHAPTER 1 : --- INTRODUCTION / Importance of the Study --- p.1 / Nature of the Study --- p.4 / Quest ions of Interest --- p.7 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 : --- LITERATURE REVIEW / Review of Related Literature / Conflicting Theorectical Interpretations --- p.9 / Time Perspective --- p.14 / Positive or Negative Growth --- p.16 / Parental Death versus Divorce --- p.18 / Any Personality Impacts ? --- p.19 / Any Mediating Variables ? --- p.20 / Local Research Findings --- p.21 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 : --- EMERGENCE OF SELF-DISCREPANCIES -- A POSTULATION / Emergence of Self-discrepancies --- p.24 / Perceptual Discrepancies in Parental Images --- p.28 / Self-discrepancies in the Children's Conception of Future Sexual Relationship --- p.39 / Self-discrepancies in Self-development --- p.40 / Behavioral Manifestations --- p.43 / Developmental Considerations --- p.45 / Cultural Considerations --- p.48 / Uniqueness of the Study --- p.50 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 : --- EMPIRICAL EXPLORATION / Research Questions and Hypotheses --- p.53 / Research Design and Subjects --- p.56 / Instruments and Measurements --- p.60 / Procedure --- p.70 / Statistical Analysis --- p.72 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 : --- RESULTS / General Information --- p.74 / Major Findings --- p.77 / Supplementary Findings --- p.81 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 : --- DISCUSSION / On Self-discrepancies --- p.85 / On Adjustment Difficulties --- p.92 / Difference between the Divorce Group and the Problem Group --- p.99 / A Kellyian Interpretation --- p.102 / Chapter CHAPTER 7 : --- CONCLUSION / Summary of Findings and Conclusion --- p.112 / Implications and Limitations --- p.115 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.118 / APPENDIXES / Chapter APPENDIX A : --- The Chinese Version of the Survey Form on the Life of Secondary Students --- p.125 / Chapter APPENDIX B : --- Perceived Marital Adjustment Test --- p.135

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_318570
Date January 1990
ContributorsWong, Moon-Sing., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Education.
PublisherChinese University of Hong Kong
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText
Formatprint, viii, 136 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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