PAPER #100 - The impact of parents' autonomy support and involvement on the students' self-esteem.

The aim of this study was to identify the relations between self-esteem and parent autonomy support and involvement in the Romanian high school student's education. In the present study are included a sample of 152 high school students from Brasov County. The instruments used in this study were two questionnaires: the first was Rosenberg's Self-esteem questionnaire and the second questionnaire was Perception of Parents which investigated mothers and fathers autonomy support and involvement. Results showed that there are strong associations between self-esteem and parent autonomy support and involvement suggesting that the two concepts are in an interdependent relationship. We also found differences between students with high self-esteem and low self-esteem regarding whether students feel that their parents encourage autonomy and if are involved and preoccupied with them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]