Master's Theses

Department

Social Work

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Abstract

The purpose of the researcher was to investigate the concerns of middle school students in urban and rural school settings. The independent variables investigated were residential background, ethnic background, gender, grade placement, age, and family structure. The dependent variable was scores from the Concerns Inventory. The sample consisted of 158 middle school students from two Kansas public school districts. Five composite null hypotheses were tested employing three-way analysis of variance (general linear model). A total of 140 comparisons were made plus 105 recurring. Of the 140 comparisons 42 were for main effects and 98 for interactions. Of the 42 main effects 22 were statistically significant al the .05 level. Of the 98 interactions, 16 were statistically significant at the .05 level. The results of the present study appeared to support the following generalizations: 1. rural students have greater Personal Concerns than urban students, 2. girls have greater Personal Concerns than boys, 3. girls have greater Social Concerns than boys, 4. girls have greater Peer Concerns than boys, 5. girls have greater Future Concerns than boys, 6. girls have greater Total Concerns than boys, 7. residential and ethnic background should be interpreted concurrently for Family Concerns, 8. residential and ethnic background should be interpreted concurrently for Social Concerns, 9. residential and ethnic background should be interpreted concurrently for School Concerns, 10. residential and ethnic background should be interpreted concurrently for Total Concerns, 11. grade placement and ethnic background should be interpreted concurrently for Personal Concerns, 12. ethnic background and grade placement should be interpreted concurrently for Family Concerns, 13. ethnic background and grade placement should be interpreted concurrently for Social Concerns, 14. ethnic background and grade placement should be interpreted concurrently for School Concerns, 15. ethnic background and grade placement should be interpreted concurrently for Peer Concerns, 16. residential and ethnic background should be interpreted concurrently for Future Concerns, 17. residential background, ethnic background and grade placement should be interpreted concurrently for Future Concerns, 18. ethnic background and grade placement should be interpreted concurrently for Total Concerns, 19. residential background and grade placement should be interpreted concurrently for School Concerns, 20. ethnic background, gender, and grade placement should be interpreted concurrently for School Concerns, 21. residential background and age should be interpreted concurrently for Personal Concerns, and 22. age and family structure should be interpreted concurrently for Family Concerns.

Keywords

Counseling

Advisor

Dr. Bill C. Daley

Date of Award

Spring 1996

Document Type

Thesis - campus only access

Rights

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