Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association (대한가정학회지)

The Korean Home Economics Association (대한가정학회)
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Analysis of Adaptation and Self-Consciousness between Supervised and Unsupervised Children

가족구조에 따른 자기보호아동과 성인보호아동의 학교적응 및 자의식 정서

  • Lee, Jung-Sook (Department of Child Psychotherapy, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Kyung (Department of Child Psychotherapy, Hanyang University)
  • 이정숙 (한양대학교 아동심리치료학과) ;
  • 김은경 (한양대학교 아동심리치료학과)
  • Published : 2008.02.28
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Abstract

Given the evolving nature of the family unit, a large number of children are being left unsupervised after school. The purpose of this study is to understand the adaptation ability and emotional capacity of these children. To achieve this objective, we investigated the different characteristics of 708 middle-school students in Seoul, dividing them into two categories adult-care children, for whom adults provide care after school, and self-care children for whom no adult supervision was present. In particular, we examined children's adaptation to the school environment and possible self-consciousness difference between self-care and adult-care children, in consideration of their family characteristic; divorced, separated, widowed parent, remarried parents, ordinary families. The results showed that self-care children tend to have a higher rate of shame-proneness and guilt-proneness compared to adult-care children. Furthermore, self-care children exhibited lower school adaptation rate than adult-care children. There was no significant difference in schoolmate relationships between the two groups. In relation to specific family structures, children from reorganized families showed no significant differences in school adaptation and self-conscious, while self-care children from ordinary families revealed low school adaptation and high self-conscious characteristics. The results of this study are critical in the effective analysis and understanding of children's adaptive and emotional behaviors arising from changes in their family structure.

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