• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.59-77
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• 2020

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of mothers'play belief and their children's playtime on self-determination of young children. Methods: Participants of this study were 239 mothers of 6-year-old children attending childcare centers. An online self-report survey method was implemented to investigate whether mothers appreciate the contribution of play on their children's development, if mothers allow their children's playtime, and to examine the level of self-determination of their children. SPSS 22.0 was conducted for descriptive statistics and AMOS 21.0 was used for the path analysis to investigate the hypothetical relationship among variables. Results: Mothers' play support belief had a direct influence on their children's self-determination, while young children's playtime that was also affected by their mothers' play support belief had an indirect effect on their self-determination. Conclusion/Implications: The research shows that children's self-determination can be fostered by providing time to play when they can make decisions and demonstrate goal directed behaviors, and by providing an atmosphere that emphasizes the importance of playing in one's childhood.

• 아동학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.219-232
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• 2017

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among mothers' play beliefs, children's gender and home play frequency, and their preferences for three types of play. Methods: Totally 256 mothers of 5-year-olds participated in the survey in metropolitan area. Data were analyzed with t-test, Pearson's correlations, and stepwise multi-regression using SPSS 22.0. Results: First, boys and girls showed little difference in their home play experiences. Boys preferred active and rough play, while girls preferred quiet play. Second, mothers' play beliefs and children's home play frequency had partial correlations with children's play preferences. Third, predictors of children's play preferences were influenced by the types of play. Children's gender and mothers' play beliefs affected children's preference for active play. Only gender explained children's preference for rough play. Finally, children's gender, home play frequency, and mothers' play beliefs influence children's preference for quiet play. Conclusion: In conclusion, gender is an important factor of children's play preferences, and mothers' play beliefs and children's home play frequency affect their preferences for a specific type of play.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.449-458
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify factors related to level of satisfaction among mothers of preschoolers. Methods: Participants were 359 mothers of firstborn healthy preschoolers. The questionnaires were collected from August 1 to November 21, 2012. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0. Results: The mean score for degree of mothers' parenting satisfaction was 5.94 out of 7. There were significant differences in the level of parenting satisfaction according to mother's job (t=2.48, p=.014), planned pregnancy (t=3.07, p=.002), number of children (t=2.22, p=.027), and parenting education (F=4.33, p=.005). The environmental variables of age of spouse (F=3.06, p=.048) and monthly income of the household (F=2.87, p=.036) also seemed to have an influence. Analysis of predictors such as the mother's job, planned pregnancy, parenting education, overall health problems, parenting stress, perception of emotional status and behaviors in children, age of spouse, and spouse's support explained 31.5% of the variance in mother's parenting satisfaction. Conclusion: The results suggest a need to develop nursing intervention programs for parenting stress reduction, and health programs for fathers to support mothers' child rearing.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.22-30
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• 2022

Purpose: Based on the Health Belief Model, this study aimed to identify factors influencing on COVID-19 vaccination intention of mothers with elementary school children by examining the relationships between perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefit, perceived barrier, cue to action, and perceived self-efficacy. Methods: Mothers with elementary school children were recruited from three elementary schools. An online survey was conducted of 130 mothers in November, 2021. Results: As a result, the factors influencing on vaccination intention were perceived self-efficacy (β=.33), perceived susceptibility (β=.18), perceived benefit (β=.16), and perceived barrier (β=-.17). Conclusion: Based on our findings, there is a need to develop a tailored nursing intervention that enhances perceived self-efficacy, perceived susceptibility and perceived benefit while decreasing perceived barrier in order to improve vaccination intention.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.33-55
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• 2022

Objective: The aims of this study is to investigate the internal and external environment surrounding fathers and to promote play-participation with children and father-Infants Intimacy by identifying the influence of a father's belief concerning gender-equal parental role and the mother's roles as a gatekeeper. Methods: The participants of this study were 291 fathers who had infants ranging from 1-36 months of age and were living in Seoul and South Chungcheong Province. The data were collected through the questionnaires and analyzed using the SPSS 24.0. Results: The main results are as follows. First, gender roles, livelihood keeper-father beliefs, importance of father rearing, and the mother's role as a doorkeeper affect the father's participation in play. This differs according to the characteristics of each type of play. Second, it was found that the father's gender roles and the mother's role as a doorkeeper had a significant effect on the intimacy between the father and the infant. Conclusion/Implications: The results of this study revealed that fathers' belief in gender-equal parenting and mothers' encouragement through opening the door as gatekeepers affect the formation of intimacy between fathers and their children in infancy, and are factors that influence play participation.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.1-20
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• 2023

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the sequential mediation effects of creative home environment and preschoolers' playfulness on the relationship between mothers' play beliefs and preschoolers' happiness. Methods: The subjects of this study were 233 preschoolers between the ages of 3 and 5 and their mothers. Mothers were asked to complete a questionnaire that assessed their beliefs about play, the creative home environment they provided, as well as their child's playfulness and happiness. The data collected were analyzed using the SPSS Process Macro program to investigate the sequential mediating effects. Results: The study found that the mothers' play support beliefs were directly associated with their preschoolers' happiness. Additionally, the creative home environment was found to mediate the relationship between the mother's play beliefs and their preschooler's happiness. The children's playfulness was also identified as a mediator in the relationship between the mother's play beliefs and their preschooler's happiness. Furthermore, the findings of this study indicated that the relationship between the mother's play beliefs and preschoolers' happiness was sequentially mediated by the creative home environment and preschoolers' playfulness. Conclusion/Implications: Findings of this study provide insights into the potential development of a parent education program aimed at modifying mothers' play beliefs and the home environment.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.284-293
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• 2017

본 연구는 미혼여성 316명을 대상으로 계획적 행동이론에 근거하여 '모유수유에 대한 태도', '주관적 규범', '인지된 행동통제력' 요인이 미혼여성의 장래 모유수유 행동의도에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 대상자의 평균연령은 만 26세였으며 대학 졸업 이상의 학력수준이 60.8%로 높은 편이었고 다양한 직업군에 종사하는 것으로 조사되었다. 모유수유에 대한 태도는 25점 만점에 $16.77{\pm}3.07$로 긍정적으로 인식하고 있었다. 모유수유 행동에 대한 결과신념보다 모유수유 행동에 대한 결과평가가 더욱 높게 나타났으며 '엄마와 아기가 더 친밀해질 것이다'가 가장 높은 점수로 나타났다. 조사대상자들은 주변 사람들에게서 특히 어머니와 모유수유 경험이 있는 주변인들의 영향을 많이 받으며 모유수유 권유에 적극적으로 따를 의도가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 모유수유 행동의 인지된 행동통제력은 25점 만점에 $6.81{\pm}3.73$으로 상당히 저조하게 나타났다. 공공장소에서 모유수유를 하는 것을 가장 어려운 통제신념으로 응답하였고 인지된 능력도 가장 낮게 나타났다. 반면, 모유수유 행동의 인지된 행동통제력에서 '커피, 술, 담배 등 아기에게 해로운 기호품을 삼가는 것'이 가장 높은 통제신념과 인지된 능력으로 조사되었다. 조사대상자들의 모유수유 행동의도는 5점 만점에 평균 $4.40{\pm}0.87$로 매우 높은 행동의도를 가진 것으로 나타났다. 모유수유 행동의도는 모유수유에 대한 태도 (r = 0.321, p < 0.0001), 주변사람들의 영향 (r = 0.434, p < 0.0001), 인지된통제력 (r = 0.307, p < 0.0001) 등 세 변수와 모두 유의적인 양의 상관관계를 보였다. 다중회귀분석 결과 25세 미만의 조사대상자 그룹에서 모유수유 행동의도는 주변사람들의 영향이 클수록 (p < 0.0001), 인지된 행동통제력이 클수록 (p < 0.001) 높았다. 반면 모유수유에 대한 태도는 모유수유 행동의도와 관련성이 없었다. 그러나 25세 이상의 조사대상자에서는 모유수유 행동의도가 모유수유에 대한 태도가 긍정적일수록 (p < 0.003), 주변사람들의 영향이 클수록 (0.002) 높았으며 인지된 통제력은 p < 0.070으로 유의하지 않았다. 본 연구결과, 모유수유 행동의도는 모유수유에 대한 긍정적 태도, 주변사람들의 영향, 인지된 행동통제력이 연령대에 따라 다르게 작용하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 즉, 25세 이상의 여성에서 모유수유 실천의도를 예측하는데 가장 영향을 미치는 요인은 모유수유에 대한 태도와 주변사람들의 영향력이었으며 25세 미만의 여성에서는 주변사람들의 영향력과 통제신념으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 미혼여성을 대상으로 모유수유 행동의도를 파악하여 실제 모유수유 의도가 결혼과 출산 후 모유수유로의 행동으로까지 실천이 되었는지는 파악하지 못하였고, 또한, 모유수유의 실시기간에 따른 행동의도를 분리하여 분석하지 않아 미래에 모유수유의 시작은 하였으나 6개월간의 완전한 모유수유에 도달하는 모유수유의 지속적 행동의도는 파악하지 못하였다는 한계를 가지고 있다. 추후 계획적 행동이론을 적용한 모유수유의 영양교육 자료개발에서 모유수유에 대한 태도, 주변사람들의 영향, 인지된 행동통제력 등 구성요인을 고려하여 연령별로 다양한 관점에서 접근하여야 할 것으로 사료된다. 모유수유율을 증가시키기 위해 꾸준한 모유수유 영양교육이 필요하며 육아휴직제도, 직장내 모유수유실 설치 등과 같은 사회 전반적인 제도적 지원이 더욱 강화되어야 할 것이다.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.81-90
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• 2010

This study aimed to identify the contributors of extra-curricular activities of preschool children focusing on home environmental factors(financial capital, human capital, and social capital) and maternal belief about factors on academic achievement(child's effort, child's ability, teacher's instruction, and maternal teaching). One hundred and seventy three mothers whose preschool children were attending child-care centers in Seoul and Kyunggi-Do participated in the survey. Kinlaw et al.(2001)'s Importance of Effort/Ability Scale was used to assess the mother's belief about the factors on academic achievement. Stipek et al.(1992)'s Activities Sub-scales was revised to measure a social capital, that is the mother's formal and informal activities providing to their preschool child. Educational level was utilized as human capital and monthly income was considered as financial capital. Also, using open ended questions, the subjects were asked to respond to the numbers of extra-curricula activities their child was presently attending, and when he or she began to attend the extra-curricular activity. The main results are as follows. In general, the mothers provided informal activities to their preschool child more than formal activities. Also, they believed the teacher's instruction is the most important and the child's ability the least important in their child's academic achievement. The number of extra-curricular activities was predicted by mothers' formal activities and their belief on their child's ability. The age of starting extra-curricular activities were explained by mothers' formal activities and their educational level.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.585-599
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• 2020

This study investigated children's interests in learning English, affected by educational activities in and out of institutes, and mothers' perceptions regarding early childhood English education. We recruited, 253 mothers of 3- to 5-year-old children in either general kindergartens or English immersion institutes. They answered questions on socioeconomic status, perceived interest in English by their children, their perceptions regarding early childhood English education, and English education outside institutes. In addition, 42 English teachers provided information within institutes such as class time per week, teacher-pupil rate, and language use policy during class. The collected data were analyzed through SPSS 22 for frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, independent t-test, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis. The major findings are as follows. First, the two groups were in distinct learning environment. Second, mothers' perceptions and outside-institute activities were significantly different between the two groups. Third, the English interests of children at both institutes were influenced by mothers' worries and at-home English interactions. Fourth, education within institutes did not affect both group's English interests. Fifth, private education and socioeconomic status did not affect both group's English interests. Lastly, only the children's interests in English immersion institutes were affected by gender and mother's perceived necessities. Focusing children's interests, this study helps in understanding young children's affective aspects regarding learning English. The findings are expected to be a guideline for each home and institute to increase children's interest in learning English.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.714-724
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• 2006

In an attempt to investigate mothers' perceptions of factors affecting preschool children's food preferences, their policy improving food intake and belief in food selection, in-depth interviews with 30 mothers who had preschool children were conducted in Daegu and Busan. The interviews were tape-recorded and the contents of interviews were analysed by researchers. Most mothers and children liked meats. It was found that children usually disliked vegetables such as onions, carrots, and green onions. Mothers perceived that many factors affected their children's food preferences: mothers' and fathers' food preferences, food offering at meals. mothers' food intake during pregnancy, children's food intake during weaning period, heredity peer pressure, and advertisements on television. Mothers made efforts to improve childrens food intakes in many ways: change of cooking method, emphasizing function of nutrients and food for health, conciliation and enforcement, and comparison to other children. The most affecting belief for mothers in food selection was family members' food preference. Health, balance in nutrient intake degree of food processes food additives, chemicals, convenience, diversity, and economy were also important beliefs to select food. Convenience was especially the primary belief in choosing and preparing children's snacks. Mothers offered frozen dumplings and meat, instant noodles, tuna, and ham for snacks for convenience. These results showed that mothers understood many aspects affecting children's food preference tried to improve children s food intakes and had several beliefs in food selection. We concluded that it is necessary to give information for mothers to make healthy snacks in a short time and chance to learn cooking skills.