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The Role of Language Development in the Relation from Home Environment to Peer Competence of Young Children

유아의 가정환경과 또래유능성의 관계에서 언어발달의 역할

  • Received : 2015.08.12
  • Accepted : 2015.12.01
  • Published : 2015.12.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the home environment of young children on their language and the quality of peer competence. The current study hypothesized that when the home environment of young children is desirable, the young children would be more likely to develop better language skills, which in turn, predict greater peer competence and lower levels of aggression and withdrawal in the interaction with peers at child care settings. The study used data of 1,802 families who have been participating in the Korean Child Panel Study since 2008. The results revealed that there was a significant relation from both positive home environment and better language skills to more positive play interaction and reduced play disruption and play disconnection. Home environment significantly predicted better expressive language development of young children and, in turn, higher scores on expressive vocabulary tests predicted greater peer competence and less negative play behaviors rated by child care providers. Statistical tests proved that the mediational effects of language skills between home environment and toddler's peer relationships were statistically significant. The study results emphasized the importance of language development in children's expanding social settings and the supporting role of rich and stimulus home environments in children's development.

본 연구는 가정환경과 만 3세 유아의 언어발달, 그리고 또래유능성 간의 관계를 규명하기 위해 실시되었다. 즉, 유아의 가정환경이 바람직할 때 보다 나은 언어능력의 발달이 가능하며, 이는 어린이집 상황에서 보다 나은 긍정적 또래관계, 그리고 부정적 또래관계의 감소를 예측할 것으로 연구모형을 설정하고 이를 검증하였다. 연구대상은 한국아동패널에 참여하고 있는 유아 800명을 대상으로 하였으며, 이들의 4차년도 자료를 사용하였고, 구조방정식 모델링 기법이 적용되었다. 분석 결과, 가정환경과 유아의 어휘능력은 긍정적인 또래관계와 부정적인 또래관계 행동을 유의하게 예측하였다. 또한 유아 언어발달은 가정환경과 또래유능성을 유의하게 매개하는 것으로 밝혀져 유아의 사회적 관계 형성에 언어발달이 중요한 역할을 하고 있음을 시사한다.

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