Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

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Predicting Children's Behavior Problems from Temperamental Attributes and Maternal Responsiveness During Preschool Period

3세의 기질 특성과 어머니 반응성이 5세의 문제행동 발달에 미치는 영향

  • Chung, Jinna (Department of Early Childhood Education, Yong-In Songdam University)
  • 정진나 (용인송담대학교 유아교육과)
  • Received : 2017.02.28
  • Accepted : 2017.04.12
  • Published : 2017.04.30
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Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to examine the longitudinal relations of children's temperamental attributes (i.e., emotionality, activity, and sociability) and maternal responsiveness to overall and specific externalizing/internalizing behavior problems during the preschool period. Methods: Data (N=1,438) from the 4th and 6th wave of Panel Study on Korean Children (PSKC) were used in a series of hierarchical regression analyses. The analyses were conducted to determine the additive and interactive effects of maternal responsiveness and temperamental attributes of children at the age of 3 years on the broadband and narrowband scales of their behavior problems at the age of 5 years. Results: Overall, results confirmed the additive and interactive effects of maternal responsiveness and temperamental attributes on the levels of different domains of behavior problems. Examination of the interactive effects showed that maternal responsiveness was more strongly related to some behavior problems for temperamentally vulnerable children as compared to children with less temperamental vulnerabilities. Conclusion: The findings suggested that the beneficial effects of positive parenting on the development of behavior problems might be more pronounced for temperamentally vulnerable than for less vulnerable children.

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