아버지의 놀이참여태도와 유아의 적응적 정서조절능력 관계에서 유아의 실행기능과 긍정정서표현성의 평행다중매개효과

Abstract

This study focuses on the father’s play participation attitude as a factor in predicting children’s adaptive emotional regulation ability. This study examines the parallel multiple mediating effects of the executive function and positive emotional expression of children on the relationship between a father’s play participation attitude and the child’s adaptive emotion regulation ability. Data were collected by surveying the questionnaire response of 309 fathers with children aged 3 to 5 years. The data were analyzed using Model 4 of the SPSS PROCESS Macro. Results of this study confirmed the parallel multi-mediating effect of executive function and positive emotional expression in the relationship between a father’s play participation attitude and the child’s adaptive emotion regulation ability. Additionally, the indirect effects of children’s executive function and positive emotional expression were significant. Furthermore, the indirect effect of children’s positive emotional expression was confirmed to be more influential than the executive function. The results of this study meaningfully suggest the usefulness of father’s play interaction in that it derives a mechanism for relationship between the father’s play participation attitude and the children’s emotional regulation ability.