RESEARCH OF THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PARENTS VALUES AND CHILDREN'S SELF-ESTEEM IN PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE

The article examines the constructs of "self-esteem" and "value orientations". It presents the results of an empirical study investigating the connection between parents' value orientations and various aspects of their primary school-age children’s self-esteem. The diagnostic tools included: M. Rokeach’s "Value Orientations" questionnaire and E.B. Fantalova’s "Level of Ratio between 'Value' and 'Accessibility' in Various Life Spheres' questionnaire for assessing the parents' value sphere. The following methods were used to study the structure of the children’s self-esteem: the "Dembo-Rubinstein" method (modification by M.A. Prikhozhan), V.G. Shchur’s "Ladder" method, and the "What Am I Like?" method (modification by O.S. Bogdanova). The sample consisted of 30 dyads (a parent and their primary school-age child). The study was conducted in compliance with ethical standards; participation was voluntary, based on the respondents' informed consent. Data processing was performed using the IBM SPSS Statistics software. The hypothesis of a statistically significant relationship between parents' value orientations and their children’s self-esteem was tested using correlation analysis and was confirmed. Analysis of the research results revealed that a significant discrepancy between the significance of values and their availability is often associated with impaired self-esteem in the child. A connection was also found between specific terminal and instrumental values of the parents and the features of self-esteem in primary school-age children. It is noted that the study has a number of methodological limitations and, due to the small sample size, can only be considered a pilot study. The need for further research is emphasized.