• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.224-230
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• 2009

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate infant temperament and mother-infant attachment of breast-feeding mothers with a $5{\sim}7$ month old infant. Methods: This study was descriptive research. The subjects were 258 infants and their mothers participating in 'Year 2007 Healthy Breastfed Baby Contest' on September 5, 2007 and visiting a community health service center from September 1 to December 30 in 2007, The data was gathered by structured questionnaires about the 'maternal attachment inventory (MAI)' and 'what my baby is like (WBL)'. Results: The mean score of WBL was 6.75 and that of MAI was 3.88. In addition, there was a significant positive correlation between the score of infant temperament and mother-infant attachment (r = .33, p < .01). Conclusion: Breast-feeding mothers perceived infant's temperament as more positive, therefore, breast-feeding should be encouraged.

• 아동학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.113-131
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• 1995

The objectives of this study were to investigate (1) the relations between infant-mother attachment and maternal sensitivity, maltreatment, stress, and childhood experience, and (2) relations between infant-mother attachment and infant temperament. The subjects of the study were 55 14 to 20 month-old infants (27 boys and 28 girls) and their mothers in Seoul. In order to assess the patterns of infant-mother attachment, each infant-mother dyad was videotaped in the modified Ainsworth's Strange Situation. Each dyad was filmed for 3 minutes in the Questionnaire Situation of Smith and Pederson(Smith, & Pederson, 1988) to assess maternal sensitivity responding to infant's cues. Each mother also was interviewed by using a semi-structured questionnaire made by author to measure maternal maltreatment. Each mother was asked to complete three Likert-type questionnaires, containing Parenting Stress Index (PSI) (Abidin, 1990) to measure the maternal stress, Mother-Father Peer Scale (MFPS) (Epstein, 1983) to measure childhood experience, and Emotionality, Activity, Sociality (EAS) (Buss, & Plomin, 1984) to measure infant's temperament. The statistical procedures used for data analyses were correlation, one-way ANOVA, multiple regression, and Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ coefficient. The results showed that (1) mothers of insecure-avoidant infants maltreated their infants more than mothers of secure infants, and (2) in the multiple regression analysis, maternal maltreatment was predicted by maternal education, maternal stress (parent domain), and maternal childhood experience in relation to her own mother (acceptance vs. rejection).

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.69-73
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• 2011

Purpose: This study was designed to identify mother and infant related factors that influence child-care stress among the mother of newborn infants. Methods: Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires and descriptive statistics, correlation and multiple regression were used to analyze the data. The data survey was conducted with 957 conveniently selected mothers of infants when they visited a public health center in Seoul to have their children immunized. Results: The average item score for the Childcare Stress Inventory was 38.03, for the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, 9.31 and for the Degree of Bother Inventory, 23.42. The CSI was positively correlated to EPDS (r=.44, p<.001) and DBI (r=.40, p<.001). Also these two variables explained 30.0% of CSI in infants' mothers. Conclusion: These findings are expected to expand the understanding about postpartum mothers' child-care stress and can contribute to the development of comprehensive interventions based on community health nursing.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.119-127
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• 2007

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing parenting confidence in first-time mothers and to provide basic data for development of maternal role education programs. Method: The participants were 194 first-time mothers of babies aged 1-6 months who visited well-baby clinics in 4 hospitals. Instruments used in this study were self-reported questionnaires. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression. Results: The parenting confidence level was moderate with a mean score of 3.26(range 1-6). Infant temperament was significantly correlated with maternal role confidence. Maternal role confidence was significantly correlated with child-rearing environment. Infant temperament and parenting stress were significant predictors explaining 50% maternal role confidence. Conclusions: Nursing Interventions to promote parenting confidence among first-time mothers of infants in their first year are needed to improve maternal perception to infant temperament and reduce parenting stress.

• 아동학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.81-103
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• 2000

Two sub-standies were conducted to analyze attachment related variables in infants and characteristics of maternal behavior. The first study investigated the relationships among attachment related variables in infants. The sample consisted of 58 pairs of 11- to 13- months-old infants and their mothers. A significant relationship was found among attachment security, infant temperament and maternal sensitivity. There were differences between security scores of the easy and difficult infants. Securely attached infants were rated as easier temperamentally than insecurely attached infants. The second study analyze maternal behavior characteristics. Subjects were this 30 mothers whose children were between the ages of 2 months and 24 months. The results identified four types of maternal behaviors. This study suggests different method of assessing subjective attributes of individuals by introducing Q-methods to the field of child development.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.21-36
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• 2019

Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of infant temperament on adaptation at childcare centers and the moderated effects of teacher-infant relationships between a vertical transition group and horizontal transition group. Methods: The subjects of the study were 284 infants, aged 1-years-old and 2-years-old, who were hospitalized in childcare centers. To investigate the correlation between variables, Pearson correlation analysis was used. Regression analysis was performed to check the effects of temperament and teacher-infant relationship on childcare adaptation. Results: Infant temperament influenced childcare adaptation in both vertical and horizontal transition groups. The quality of teacher-infant relationships was found to moderate the relationship between infant temperament and childcare adaptation in both groups. Conclusion/Implications: The results of this study, which showed different moderating effects of the teacher-infant relationship in the vertical transfer group and the horizontal transfer group, suggest the need for more diverse studies on the various transition experiences regarding childcare transition.

• 한국심리학회지ㆍ건강
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.169-187
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• 2011

본 연구의 목적은 생식기 기형의 대표적인 하위유형인 요도하열과 잠복고환 영유아와 양육자의 심리 사회적 특성을 탐색하는 것이다. 생후 6~38개월 요도하열(103명), 잠복고환(48명)을 대상으로 생식기 기형과 관련한 걱정과 사건 충격, 수치심을 탐색하였다. 이들을 정상통제군(131명) 양육자와 비교하여 영아의 기질과 양육자의 정신 건강, 양육자의 사회적 지지와 결혼 만족도, 양육 스트레스와 대처기제를 비교하였다. 결과, 요도하열군 모는 '배뇨와 신체기능'과 '출산 능력'을, 잠복고환 모는 '마취에 대한 부담'과 '출산 능력'을 가장 걱정하였다. 또 요도하열 모는 임상수준의 심리적 충격을 보고하였다. 정상군과의 비교에서, 요도하열 영아는 정상영아에 비해 부정적 정서가 높았고, 잠복고환 영아는 주의 전환성이 유의하게 낮았으며, 요도하열과 잠복고환 모는 정상군모보다 대인 예민성이 낮았다. 사회적 지지에서 세 집단 간 차이는 없었으나, 잠복고환 모는 정상군 모에 비해 원가족과의 갈등이 적다고 보고하였다. 요도하열과 잠복고환 모는 정상군 모보다 양육 스트레스 중 부모의 고통은 낮았고, 대처 전략을 많이 사용하였다. 양육 스트레스 총점이나 까다로운 자녀, 역기능적 상호작용에서는 집단 간 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 결과에 대해 임상적 함의와 연구적 함의를 논의하였다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제11권11호
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• pp.705-715
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• 2013

본 연구는 유아기질이 유아의 자아존중감, 또래유능감에 어떠한 영향을 미치는 지를 살펴봄으로써 유아의 자아존중감과 또래유능감을 향상시킬 수 있는 방법을 제안하는 데 목적이 있다. 분석을 통해 나타난 연구의 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 유아기질의 적응성, 활동성, 자아존중감의 인지적능력, 동료수용의 경우 어린이집의 평점이 더 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 유아기질의 반응성, 자아존중감의 어머니수용, 동료관계, 또래유능성의 사교성은 유치원의 평점이 더 높은 것으로 조사되었고, 남아의 '생리적규칙성'이 여아에 비해 더 높은 것으로 조사되었다. 둘째, 유아의 연령에 따른 유아기질, 자아존중감, 또래유능성의 차이를 살펴본 결과, 유아기질의 '반응성'의 경우 만 5세가 a그룹으로 만 3세, 만4세가 b그룹으로 나뉘어 차이를 보였으며 '생리적규칙성'의 경우 만3세의 규칙성이 가장 컸으며 만5세의 규칙성이 상대적으로 적어 차이를 보였다. 자아존중감과 또래유능감에서는 만4, 5세가 만3세보다 높은 것으로 확인되어졌다.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.67-81
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• 2001

The purpose of this investigation was to examine whether early child-care experience, alone or in combination with mother/child factors, was associated with emotion regulation. Participants were forty 12-18 month-old infants, their mothers and their caregivers. Infants were observed in the Strange Situation to assess the pattern of emotion regulation. Mothers were interviewed, given Questionnaires, and observed in play. Caregivers were observed in child care to assess the caregiving environment. There were significant main effects of good quality child care on open emotion expression and heightening emotion expression. Significant interaction effects revealed that infants were more likely to be open emotion expression when high maternal sensitivity /responsiveness was combined with good quality child care, or nonmaterial care initiated prior to six month of age. Infants were more likely to be minimizing emotion expression when low maternal sensitivity/responsiveness was combined with nonmaternal care initiated after six month of age, or more than one care arrangement. Difficult temperament infants received nonrelative care were somewhat more likely to be minimizing emotion expression. Infants were more Likely to be heightening emotion expression when high maternal sensitivity/responsiveness was combined with relative care. Boys experiencing nonrelative care were more Likely to be heightening emotion expression.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제55권12호
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• pp.449-454
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• 2012

The purpose of this review is to present the basic concepts of attachment theory and temperament traits and to discuss the integration of these concepts into parenting practices. Attachment is a basic human need for a close and intimate relationship between infants and their caregivers. Responsive and contingent parenting produces securely attached children who show more curiosity, self-reliance, and independence. Securely attached children also tend to become more resilient and competent adults. In contrast, those who do not experience a secure attachment with their caregivers may have difficulty getting along with others and be unable to develop a sense of confidence or trust in others. Children who are slow to adjust or are shy or irritable are likely to experience conflict with their parents and are likely to receive less parental acceptance or encouragement, which can make the children feel inadequate or unworthy. However, the influence of children's temperament or other attributes may be mitigated if parents adjust their caregiving behaviors to better fit the needs of the particular child. Reflecting on these arguments and our childhood relationships with our own parents can help us develop the skills needed to provide effective guidance and nurturance.