Formation of desired values: the role of parents

This study investigates the values of teenagers and their parents, and the influence parents have on the values of their children. Values are categorized into terminal and instrumental values. Different from previous works on values, the measurement of both these values is based on al-Ghazali's...

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Published in:International journal of social economics 2002, Vol.29 (6), p.468-479
Main Authors: Abdullah Yusof, Selamah, Mohd Amin, Ruzita, Aslam Mohamed Haneef, Mohamed, Hazizan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child development
Children & youth
Intergenerational relationships
Investigations
Islam
Islamic life & ethics
Knowledge
Malaysia
Males
Minority & ethnic groups
Parent-adolescent relationships
Parents
Parents & parenting
Questionnaires
Religion
Religions
Rural schools
Social economics
Social values
Society
Statistical analysis
Students
Studies
Surveys
Teenagers
Values
Young people
Youth
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Summary:This study investigates the values of teenagers and their parents, and the influence parents have on the values of their children. Values are categorized into terminal and instrumental values. Different from previous works on values, the measurement of both these values is based on al-Ghazali's works in line with Islamic ethics. In addition, this study also determines the "oughtness" of both categories of values. The results reveal that overall, both teenagers and parents had good instrumental and terminal values. However, there were differences in the terminal values of teenagers and parents across ethnic groups. The analysis also shows that teenagers shared similar terminal and instrumental values as their parents, implying that parents had a significant influence on the development of their children's values. Thus parents play an important role in transmitting good values to their children in resisting negative influences.
ISSN:0306-8293
1758-6712
DOI:10.1108/03068290210426575