Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

Korean Association of Child Studies (한국아동학회)
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Maternal Behavioral Inhibition/Activation System and Preschooler's Emotional Intelligence : Mediated by Maternal Emotional Expressiveness

유아의 정서지능과 관련된 어머니의 행동억제/활성화체계 및 정서표현성

  • 김지현 (연세대학교 생활과학연구소) ;
  • 정지나 (연세대학교 생활과학연구소) ;
  • 민성혜 (남서울대학교 아동복지학과)
  • Received : 2007.04.30
  • Accepted : 2007.07.03
  • Published : 2007.08.01
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Abstract

This study explored mediating effects of the maternal emotional expressiveness between maternal behavioral inhibition/behavioral activation system and children's emotional intelligence. subjects were 138 4- to 5-year-old preschoolers (92 boys, 46 girls) and their mothers. The maternal behavioral inhibition/behavioral activation system was measured by BIS/BAS(Behavioral Inhibition System/Behavioral Activation System, Carver & White, 1994), maternal emotional expressiveness was measured by the Self-Expressiveness in the Family Questionnaire (Halberstadt, 1995), and children's emotional intelligence was measured by the Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (Lee, 1998). Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis. Results were that maternal positive expressiveness mediated the effects of maternal BIS on children's self-understanding and maternal negative expressiveness mediated the effects of maternal BAS on children's self-regulation.

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