Journal of Families and Better Life (가정과삶의질연구)

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The Effects of Alexithymia, Burnout-, and Adult Attachment on Child Disciplinary Style of Childcare Teachers

보육교사의 감정표현불능증, 소진, 성인애착이 유아훈육방식에 미치는 영향

  • Cha, Ji-Yeon (Department of Early Childhood Education, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Moon, Hyuk-Jun (Department of Child and Family Studies, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • Received : 2013.07.01
  • Accepted : 2013.09.09
  • Published : 2013.10.31
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Abstract

Thise study is designed to demonstrate the influence of socio-demographic variables(age, education, career history and marital Status), alexithymia, burnout, and adult attachment on child disciplinary styles; childcare teachers in charge of young children were studied. The purpose of the study is to provide information about the desirable disciplinary styles of a childcare teacher in order to strengthen the quality of childcare education. The data collected in this study showed the following results: First, the age, education, career history and marital status of a teacher produced good results statistically irrelevant to the their child disciplinary style. Second, a high level of negative correlation was found among alexithymia, burnout, adult attachment and the child disciplinary style of a childcare teacher. In other words, if a teacher shows a high level of alexithymia, burnout, and adult attachment, it is likely that the teacher's child disciplinary style is coercive and neglect, and the teacher tends to give an illogical explanation. Third, in contrast to the other variables, burnout and adult attachment have a greater effect on child disciplinary style than alexithymia.

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