The Relationship between Attachment to mother of Kindergarten Children and their mothers' Parenting Behavior and their Cognitive Development

유치원 유아의 모자간 애착과 어머니의 양육행동 및 유아의 지적발달과의 관계

The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship of attachment to their mother of kindergarten children and their mother's parenting behavior and their cognitive development. The subjects were 32 children and their mothers who participated in Hong's study (1993) The instruments were Mother's Child Rearing Questionaire revised by this researcher and Kim's IQ test. The results showed partial significant correlation between mother's parenting behavior and their children's attachment to them. Children's attachment to their mothers has significant correlation to their cognitive development.