Date of Graduation
1999
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MS
College
Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design
Committee Chair
Wanda Franz
Committee Member
Carol Markstrom
Committee Member
Bobbie Warash
Abstract
This study explored the familial contexts of ego-resiliency. Ego-resiliency is the extent that an individual can modify his impulse expression to meet the demands of changing situations. Sixty mothers of children aged 3 to 6 years along with the children’s teachers were used. Mothers completed the Family Environment Scale and the Hollingshead Index of Social Status. Teachers completed the “Common Language” Child Q-Set to measure ego-resiliency in the child. No sex differences existed in the mean r-value for ego-resiliency. Younger children had higher ego-resiliency levels on the Cohesion, Independence, Active-Recreational Orientation, Moral Religious Emphasis, and Control subscales. Families high in Cohesion, Expressiveness, Active Recreational Orientation, and Organization tend to rear children high on the ego-resiliency scale. The combination of high Cohesion, low Conflict, and low Control was also associated with ego resiliency. It is the love and support of the family that encourages the child to express himself effectively in situations.
Recommended Citation
Burchett, Sherry J., "The familial contexts of ego-resiliency in pre-schoolers." (1999). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 10405.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/10405