| Abstract [eng] |
In adolescence, when one is seeking to attain autonomy and independence from family, important become relations with the peers, their evaluation and acceptance, it is sought to try new social roles and to find oneself. However all these abilities depend namely on the social experience gained in the family, which is the basis for the social competence to form on. However the teenagers, whose parents have left abroad, live having limited opportunities to observe parental interrelations, to learn problem solving, to accept social roles and to develop social experiences on this basis. This paper deals with how temporary emigration of the parents affect teenager’s socialization and what is the direction his/her social competence forms, i.e. how relations with peers and adults are created, how self-assessment is created. Aim of the paper: to analyse social competence expression trends of the teenagers whose both or one parent has temporary left abroad. Quantitative survey was performed in the schools of Siauliai City. In total 326 pupils from 6th-12th forms were interviewed, including 101 whose both or one parent has temporary left abroad and 225 teenagers living with parents. The respondents were given similar questionings with close-type questions, seeking to disclose quality of relations with peers and adults as well as self-assessment. With the help of statistical analysis data of the groups were compared in between, frequencies of expressions were found out as well as statistically important differences and correlations. With the means of content analysis quality of relations between pupils and parents as well as peers, problem their encounter were analysed. Research results showed that in spite of the age-characteristic seeking for autonomy and independence, teenagers who’s both or one parent has temporary left abroad, experienced lack of parental attention, care, stabile relations, felt responsibility for the difficulties encountered by the family. Such excessive responsibility for the problems and other family members prevents the teenager from development of relations with the others. Relations with the peers become less important, rules applied between the peers are less observed, family traditions, norms and values become more important. Teenagers with parents left, conditionally feature higher self-esteem, however it strongly depends on the relations with parents and parental support compared with the peers’ acceptance and evaluation. |
