Document Type
Thesis - campus only access
Date of Award
Spring 1997
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Social Work
Advisor
Thomas O. Guss
Abstract
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate perceived stress in elementary school students in grades three through six. The independent variables were gender, socioeconomic status of the parents, mother's employment outside the home, family structure, number of siblings, and ethnicity. The dependent variables were scores from each category in the Concern Questionnaire, consisting of school stress, environment stress, home stress, personal stress, and social stress. The sample consisted of 218 upper elementary school students. Four composite null hypotheses were tested at the .25 level of significance. Each composite null hypothesis was tested employing logistic regression. The results of the present study are best used to describe the sample rather than generalize, therefore: (1) Females reported higher stress than males. (2) Females of non-working mothers reported higher stress than females of working mothers. (3) Males of working mothers reported higher stress than males of non-working mothers. (4) Females of working mothers other than Caucasian reported higher stress. (5) Caucasian females of working mother’s reported higher stress than Caucasian males. (6) Females of working mothers other than Caucasian reported higher stress than males of working mothers other than Caucasian.
Recommended Citation
Werner, Elaine, "Stress and Elementary Children" (1997). Master's Theses. 2661.
DOI: 10.58809/HEEN6799
Available at:
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/2661
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© 1997 Elaine Werner
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