The Causal Relations of Children's Social Adjustment and Related Variables: Focusing on the Parenting Stressor, Social Support and Parenting Behaviors

유아의 사회적 적응과 관련변인간의 인과관계 -양육스트레스원, 사회적 지지, 양육행동을 중심으로-

The purpose of this study was to analyze a causal relations of preschool aged children's social adjustment, socio-demographic variables, parenting stressor, social support and parenting behaviors. The major findings of this study were as follow; (1) Parenting stressor was the first contribution factor on preschool aged children's adjustment. (2) Parenting stressor had a indirect effect through social suport, limit setting, encouragement of independence behavior as well as a direct effect on preschool aged children's social adjustment. (3) Preschool aged children's social adjustment was affected by social support indirectly through parenting behaviors. (4) Encouragement of independent behavior, limit setting behavior had a direct effect on preschool aged children's social adjustment.