• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.31-49
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• 2020

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine cluster types according to the playfulness factors of young children and to predict the character strengths of young children which have an influence on the types of children's playfulness. Methods: Playfulness and character strength tests were administered to 237 young children. The playfulness groups were classified by cluster analysis and the logistic regression analysis. It was used to find the character strengths of young children that have a effect on the types of children's playfulness. Results: First, the children's playfulness groups were divided into a high playfulness group and a low playfulness group. Second, there was a significant difference in all character strengths according to the children's playfulness cluster, and the high playfulness group was statistically significantly high in all character strengths. Third, the children's character strengths influencing the high playfulness group were vitality and positivity, self-regulation, self-esteem, and sensibility. Conclusion/Implications: Based on these results, the necessity of supporting these character strengths was discussed in order to improve the playfulness of children in the education field.

• 아동학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.71-85
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• 2010

This study examined the moderating role of young children's playfulness and the association between maternal parenting and young children's peer competency. The subjects of the present study were 132 4 or 5-year-old young children and their mothers recruited from child-care centers in Seoul and Gyeonggi-Do. The findings of this Study were as follows : First, maternal parenting influenced children's peer competency. Second, young children's playfulness influenced young children's peer competency. Third, the association between overprotective and permissive maternal parenting styles and young children's leadership abilities were negative only in the low cognitive playfulness group. Fourth, the association between maternal rejective and negligent parenting and young children's socialibility were found to be negative only in the low physical playfulness group.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.73-88
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• 2023

Objective: This study aims to examine the impact of young children's playfulness and self-esteem on their creative personality. Methods: The sample consisted of 332 four- and five-year-old children enrolled in kindergartens and daycare centers in Incheon. Teacher-report measures of playfulness, self-esteem, and creative personality scales were used for data collection instruments. The collected data were analyzed using t-test, analysis of variance, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. Results: Firstly, significant differences were found in all variables based on children's gender, while age and birth order did not show statistically significant differences. Secondly, young children's playfulness and self-esteem were found to have a positive impact on their creative personality. Specifically, among the sub-variables, cognitive spontaneity and humor in playfulness, along with competency in self-esteem, showed relatively higher levels of impact on young children's creative personality. Conclusion/Implications: The study findings emphasize the necessity of comprehensive support systems that foster playfulness and self-esteem to enhance young children's creative personality. This includes providing proper teacher training and a range of instructional materials, along with parental education.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.97-115
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• 2018

Objective: This study aimed to analyse the influence of young children's playfulness at home and class characteristics on their playfulness at kindergarten. Methods: Twenty eight classes of 3, 4 and 5 year olds in Gyeonggi and Chungbuk provinces were recruited. Participants of this study were mothers and head teachers of the children of recruited classes. Analyses was implemented using hierarchical linear modeling with HLM 7.0. Results: Differences were found in children's playfulness at kindergarten according to their classes. Individual characteristics including, gender, age and playfulness at home were shown to have significant influences on playfulness at kindergarten, while relevance of variable class characteristics to playfulness at kindergarten was not observed. Conclusion/Implications: It is concluded that playfulness of children is more related to playfulness at home rather than class characteristics, implying the strong characteristic of playfulness as an individual trait.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.119-132
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• 2014

유아가 환경이나 또래와의 놀이 속에서 상호작용을 통해 획득하게 되는 놀이성과 놀이과정 속에서 나타날 수 있는 창의적 성격특성이 유아문제행동에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아보고자 부산광역시에 소재한 공 사립 유치원 7개원에 재원중인 만 3세, 만 4세, 만 5세 유아 남녀 429명을 대상으로 조사연구를 실시하였다. 놀이성 측정도구는 CPS, 창의적 성격특성 측정도구는 이경화(2013)에 의해 개발된 '유아용 통합 창의성 검사' 중 창의적 성격특성 측정도구만을 사용하였고, 유아문제행동 측정도구는 PKBS를 사용하였다. 자료분석을 위하여 빈도분석, 신뢰도 검증, t-검증, Scheffe의 사후검증, Durbin-Watson 값과 VIF 값을 확인하였고, 중다회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구 결과 유아의 놀이성, 창의적 성격특성, 문제행동의 간의 상관관계를 살펴본 결과는 놀이성과 창의적 성격특성은 정적인 상관관계가 나타났고, 놀이성과 문제행동은 부적인 상관관계가 나타났으며, 창의적인 성격특성과 문제행동은 정적인 상관관계가 나타났고, 놀이성과 창의적 성격특성은 유아의 문제행동에 영향을 미친다는 결과가 나타났다. 이와 같은 결과는 유아들의 창의적 성격특성 때문에 나타나는 행동들에 대해서는 문제행동이라고 단정 짓지 않고, 창의적 성격특성을 인정하고 창의성을 증진 시킬 수 있는 교사의 태도 관점에서 유아들을 존중하고 허용하며 수용할 필요가 있음을 시사하고 있다.

• 한국가정과학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.15-24
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• 2006

The early childhood is a pivotal period for the development of creativity since creative imaginary is rich at the age from 4 to 4.5 years old, The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between children's creativity, playfulness and multiple intelligence. 91 children(41 boy, 50 girls) attending preschool in jeon-ju city were participated in this research, The age of children was 6 years(average 73.7 months), After collecting the data to find the connections between children's creativity, playfulness and multiple intelligence from the subjects' data using the SPSS WIN 10.0 program, along with t-test, ANOVA and Pearson's correlation in this paper. 1. There was significant correlation between children's playfulness and creativity. Intelligence spontaneousness the element of the playfulness has a correlation with Creativity strengths, Elaboration. In addition, Resistance to Premature Closure has a correlation with social spontaneity, And Originality has a correlation with the Expression of Pleasure the element of the playfulness, 2. There was a significant positive correlation between children's multiple intelligence(MI) and creativity, Fluency the element of creativity has a correlation with Interpersonal intelligence the element of multiple intelligence: And Originality has a correlation with Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence, Intrapersonal intelligence the element of MI. In addition, Abstraction of Titles has a correlation with Intrapersonal intelligence. 3. There was a little correlation between children's MI and playfulness. The Expression of Pleasure has a correlation with bodily-kinesthetic intelligence, Based on the current study, the relationships between creativity, playfulness, and multiple intelligence could be identified. Especially, creativity was significantly correlated with playfulness and multiple intelligence of early childhood. Therefore, it was found that creativity of toddler might be essential factor for the development of toddler's cognitivity.

• 아동학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.103-116
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• 2006

This study examined gender differences of the effect of playfulness on the social skills of young children. The subjects were 242 4- to 6-year-old children at five nursery schools and kindergartens. Results showed that playfulness influenced social skills of young children. In particular, young children's playfulness was a more effective variable of assertion than self-control, cooperation and responsibility. Cognitive spontaneity and social spontaneity were the most effective variable of social skills. Playfulness had variable influences on social skills by gender: Among boys, playfulness was a less effective variable of cooperation than the other variables of social skills. Among girls, playfulness was a less effective variable of self-control than other variables of social skills.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제59권1호
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• pp.71-82
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• 2021

This study examined the structural relationships among parent's play participation, children's playfulness, self-regulation and happiness. In this Study, subjects were 274 children who were 4 through 5 years old. The participants included 274 preschoolers' parents and their teachers in D city. The parents completed questionnaires regarding parent's play participation with their children and children's self-regulation. The teachers completed questionnaires regarding preschoolers' happiness and playfulness. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, pearson correlation analysis and mediation analysis based on structural equation modeling with SPSS 25.0 and AMOS 23.0 program. Also, specific indirect effects were analyzed using AMOS user-defined estimand function. The primary results of this study were as follows. 1) The parent's play participation had an influence upon children's playfulness and self-regulation. 2) The children's playfulness had an influence upon children's self-regulation and happiness. 3) The children's self-regulation had an influence upon children's happiness. 4) Between the parent's play participation and children's happiness were mediated by the children's playfulness and self-regulation. This study revealed that parent's play participation, children's playfulness and self-regulation need to be considered simultaneously to explain the level of the children's happiness. The results highlight the structural relationships among parent's play participation, children's playfulness, self-regulation and happiness.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.37-55
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 유아의 놀이성, 정서통제, 정서불안정이 또래놀이행동에 미치는 상대적 영향을 비교하기 위해 어린이집에 다니는 만 4세 및 5세 유아 209명을 대상으로 연구를 실시하였다. 본 연구에서는 유아의 놀이성을 측정하기 위해 '놀이성척도'를, 정서통제, 정서불안정을 측정하기 위해 '정서규제체크리스트'를, 또래놀이행동을 측정하기 위해 '또래놀이행동척도'를 사용하였다. 수집된 자료는 t-검증, 피어슨의 적률상관계수, 단계적 회귀분석을 통해 분석되었다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 연령에 따라 유아의 또래놀이행동, 놀이성, 정서통제, 정서불안정에 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 유아의 놀이상호작용은 정서통제와 놀이성에 의해 영향을 받는 것으로 나타난 반면, 유아의 놀이방해와 놀이단절은 정서불안정과 놀이성에 의해 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 이와 같은 연구결과에 기초하여 유아의 또래놀이행동에 영향을 미치는 정서 관련 변인의 중요성에 대해 논의한 후 향후 과제와 제언을 제시하였다.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.19-37
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• 2021

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of parent play support beliefs and children's playfulness on children's ego-resiliency. Methods: The participants for this study were 236 young children aged 3 to 5, their parents, and teachers in 19 daycare centers located in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. Descriptive statistics, bivariate correlations, and hierarchical regression analysis were conducted. Results: The major findings were summarized as follows. First, overall, the level of parents' play support beliefs, children's playfulness and ego-resiliency tended to be high in the present sample. Second, mothers' play support beliefs and children's active participation in play were significantly and positively associated with children's ego-resiliency. Third, parents' play support beliefs had no moderation effect on the effects of children's playfulness on their ego-resiliency. Conclusion/Implications: The results of this study suggest that parents' play support beliefs and children's playfulness are effective in improving children's ego-resiliency.