• Korean Journal of Child Studies
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.235-250
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to develop Emotional Intelligence(EI) educational program for Korean-American children. This program was developed on the basis of instructional designing theory, and its effctviveness was investigated by empirical research. A total of 100 ten- and thirteen-year-old children attending a Korean school in the state of Minnesota, USA, participated in the research. The treatment consisted of 12 courses carried out over 12 weeks. When the emotional intelligence of the experimental and control group were compared at the end of the application, the experimental group showed significantly higher scores than control group on the EI and emotional regulation scores.

• Korean Journal of Child Studies
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.239-248
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between parent-adolescent communication, family cohesion and family adaptability perceived by Korean adolescents resident in Korea (K-K) and Korean adolescents resident in America (K-A). Subjects were selected from among middle and high school, undergraduate and graduate school students in Korea (N=555) and counterpart students in Los Angeles (N=296). The survey instruments were the Parent-Adolescent Communication Inventory (Barnes & Olson, 1982) and FACES III (Bell, Olson, & Partner, 1982). Major findings were that : (1) K-A adolescents engaged in open communication with their parents more than K-K adolescents. (2) K-A families communicated about their health and life styles more frequently than K-K families, while K-K families communicated about school problems and problems with friends more than K-A families. (3) In both groups, family cohesion was related to family adaptability. That is, when family cohesion was high, family adaptability was also high. (4) When communication styles were open, perceived family cohesion and adaptability was high.

• Korean Journal of Child Studies
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.63-81
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to examine the first generation Korean-American mothers' attachment representation as well as the attachment representation of their second generation Korean-American college students. The subjects consisted of 25 first generation Korean-American mothers and 27 second generation college students residing in Los Angeles. The Adult Attachment Interview (George, Kaplan, & Main, 1985) was used for assessing attachment representation patterns. The results of this study were as follows. First, 36% of the subject mothers were classified as secure, 64% were insecurely attached and there was no unresolved/disorganized pattern in the insecure group. Second, 33% of the subject students were classified as secure. 67% were insecure on the AAI, and there was 4% unresolved/disorganized patterns in the insecure group. Third, a difference of 76% was found between the correspondence between the first generation Korean-American mothers' attachment representation pattern and the attachment representation of the second generation Korean-American college students.