영유아교사의 스트레스 대처 유형에 따라 성인애착이 자기자비에 미치는 영향의 차이

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate differences in the adult attachment and self-compassion l evels of early childhood teachers according to their stress coping style, the effect of adult attachmen t on self-compassion, and differences in the effect of adult attachment on self-compassion in early c hildhood teachers according to their stress coping style. The survey was conducted with 490 early c hildhood teachers who had been working as homeroom teachers or assistant teachers at daycare cen ters and kindergartens in Korea. Data was analyzed using the SPSS 25.0 program with descriptive s tatistics, frequency analysis, one-way ANOVA, Scheffé's post hoc test, and the Pearson product-mo ment correlation coefficient. In addition, confirmatory factor analysis and multiple group analysis wer e performed using the AMOS 25.0. The results of this study are as follows: First, regarding the diff erences between adult attachment and self-compassion levels in the early childhood teachers, signific ant differences were found according to their stress coping styles, including task-oriented, emotion-o riented, and avoidance-oriented styles. Adult attachment levels showed significant differences in emo tion-, task-, and avoidance-oriented styles. Self-compassion levels also showed significant difference s in all three types. Second, the adult attachment levels of the survey participants with task- and a voidance-oriented coping styles showed a significant positive effect on self-compassion. In addition, the effect of the early childhood teachers’ adult attachment on self-compassion showed a significant difference according to their stress coping style; the adult attachment of the group with a task-orien ted coping style had a greater effect on self-compassion than that with an avoidance-oriented copin g style. This implies that the formation of stable adult attachment in early childhood teachers increa ses self-compassion levels and that task-oriented coping style further enhances such an effect.