Abstract

The purpose of this research is to explore the generation differences and transmission in parental bonding perceived by mothers and adolescents. Also, an average adolescent group was compared to a group of juvenile delinquency to highlight the importance of perceived parental bonding. 357 adolescents in 9th grade and their mothers living in Seoul and Kyung-ki area were selected For the comparison group of juvenile delinquency sample, 135 adolescents in juvenile delinquency program in counseling centers, social welfare offices and probation offices in Seoul and Kyung-ki area were selected Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) developed by Parker, Tupling & Brown (1917) and revised by Gamsa (1987) was used in this study. PBI consisted of 25 questions and it was translated and validated by Song (1992) in Korea In this study three questions were asked. First, what are the styles of parental bonding perceived by mothers and average adolescents? Second, is the perceived parental boning transmitted from the mothers' generation to the adolescents' generation? Third, how are the parental bonding style perceived by a group of average adolescents different from a group of juvenile delinquency. Results and further comments were suggested.