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The Mediating Effect of Emotional Intelligence on the Relationship between Mothers' Attachments to Young Children and the Creative Personality of the Children

유아에 대한 어머니 애착과 유아의 창의적 인성간의 관계에서 정서지능의 매개효과

  • Nam, Yun-Ju (Dept. of Family Environment & Welfare, Chonnam National University)
  • 남윤주 (전남대학교 생활환경복지학과)
  • Received : 2016.01.21
  • Accepted : 2016.04.11
  • Published : 2016.05.31
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Abstract

This study examined the mediating effects of emotional intelligence on the relationship between mothers' attachments to young children and the creative personality of the children. Pearson's correlations between variables were analyzed, and hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to identify the direct and indirect effects of a mothers' attachments to young children and the emotional intelligence and creative personality of the children. The sample included a total of 228 children aged 4-5 who were attending nursery in Gwangju, Korea. Significant differences were observed by gender and age, but no significant differences were found to be associated with the mother's attachment to the child by age. However, emotional intelligence partially mediated the relationships between the mother's attachment to the child and the child's creative personality. The results suggest that emotional intelligence may edify the creative personality of young child as a mediating response to the mother's attachment.

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