Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

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The Mediating Effects of Negative Automatic Thoughts on the Relationships between Father's Communication Style and Children's Happiness

아버지 의사소통과 아동의 주관적 행복감의 관계 : 부정적 자동적 사고의 매개역할

  • Hwang, Yeon-Dug (Department of Child Studies, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Jin-Suk (Department of Child Studies, Chonbuk National University)
  • 황연덕 (전북대학교 생활과학대학 아동학과) ;
  • 이진숙 (전북대학교 생활과학대학 아동학과)
  • Received : 2011.10.31
  • Accepted : 2012.02.10
  • Published : 2012.02.29
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Abstract

The present study investigated the mediating effects of negative automatic thoughts on the relationship between the communication styles of fathers and their children's happiness. The participants consisted of 509 elementary school (225 5th, 6th graders) and middle school (284 1st, 2nd graders) students in Seoul and Jeonju city. The instruments used were the Parent-Adolescent Communication Inventory (Barnes & Olson, 1982), the Korean Children's Automatic Thoughts Scales (Moon, 2002), and the Happiness Inventory for Children (Lee, 2005). Data were analyzed by means of both descriptive statistics and regression analysis using the SPSS (12.0 version). The results indicated that the effects of a father's communication style on children's happiness was partially mediated by their negative automatic thoughts. In conclusion, negative automatic thoughts has a mediating effect upon a father's communication style as it relates to the happiness of their children.

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