Maternal parenting behaviors, child's stranger anxiety, separation anxiety, and maternal separation anxiety

자녀 양육행동 , 아동의 낯가림 경험 및 분리불안과 어머니의 분리불안

The purpose of this study was to examine the relations of matemal parenting behaviors, child's stranger anxiety, and separation anxiety to matemal separation anxiety. A total of 288 middle class mothers having children aged from 36- to 59-month- olds answered to a questionnaire based on Maternal Separation Anxiety Scale (Hock, 1989). They also answered the questions about maternal parenting behaviors, child's stranger anxiety, and separation anxiety. The main results were as follows : 1. There were no significant differences in maternal separation anxiety as a function of demographic variables. 2. Maternal parenting behaviors such as physical contact and discipline involvement were significantly related to maternal separation anxiety. And child's stranger anxiety and separation anxiety were also significantly related to matemal separation anxiety. 3. Maternal separation anxiety was accounted for 15% of the variance by maternal physical contact, discipline involvement, and chlid's stranger anxiety and separation anxiety.