Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of infants' communication abilities and self-regulation on peer play behavior. To this study, data was collected from 321 infants and analyzed. The results of this study are as follows. First, the infant's communication abilities and self-regulation showed a positive correlation with the play interaction of the infant's peer play behavior, but a negative correlation with the play interference and play disconnection of the infant's peer play behavior. In addition, it was found that the communication abilities of infants had a positive correlation with self-regulation. Second, among communication skills, communication with teachers was the most influential predictor of play interaction of children's peer play behavior, self-regulation was the most influential predictor of play interference, and communication skills with teachers were the most influential predictor of play break. These results show that among infants' communication skills, communication with teachers and behavior inhibition of self-regulation have an important influence on play behavior with peers.

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