어머니의 양육태도와 유아의 교육기관 적응과의 관계에서 유아 자기조절력의 매개효과

Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effect of preschool children’s self-regulation on the relationship between maternal parenting attitude and preschool adjustment. This study also investigated the relationship among maternal parenting, preschool children’s self-regulation and preschool adjustment.
 Methods Two hundred ninety one mothers who have preschoolers from Busan Metropolitan City and Gyeongsangnamdo participated in this study. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS 23 program. In order to investigate the relationship among maternal parenting, preschool children’s self-regulation and preschool adjustment, Pearson’s Correlation Analysis was used. Baron and Kenny(1986)’s three step regression analysis was used to investigate the mediating effect of preschool children’s self-regulation on the relationship between maternal parenting attitude and preschool adjustment. Sobel test was used to test significance.
 Results Major findings of this study were as follows: First, affectionate and autonomous parenting attitude were positively and rejecting parenting attitude was negatively related to preschoolers’ self-regulation and preschool adjustment. Second, preschoolers’ self-regulation showed partial mediating effect on the relationship between parenting attitude and preschool adjustment.
 Conclusions This study is significant in terms of revealing the mediating role of preschoolers’ self-regulation in the relationship between maternal parenting and preschool adjustment which was paid scant attention in previous literature and providing additional information on the relationship among maternal parenting, preschool children’s self-regulation and preschool adjustment.