Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)
- Volume 27 Issue 3
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- Pages.81-100
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- 2006
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- 1226-1688(pISSN)
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- 2234-408X(eISSN)
Narrative Representations and Behavioral Inhibition in Preschool Children
이야기를 통한 유아 내적 표상과 행동억제
- Min, Sung Hye (Department of Child Welfare, Namseoul University) ;
- Lee, Young
- Received : 2006.02.28
- Accepted : 2006.05.12
- Published : 2006.06.01
Abstract
This study explored the relationship of behavioral inhibition to narrative representations. Narratives of 96 four-year-old children were recorded and analyzed by the scoring system of Robinson, Holmberg and Klute(in press). Six clusters were found : Constrained(47.9%), Anxious/Restricted(23.9%), Emotional Integrated/Empathic(12.5%), Empathic/Avoidant(6.3%), Dysregulated(5.2%) and Anxious/Avoidant(4.2%) clusters. Behavioral inhibition was determined by observations using "Play with Unfamiliar Peers(Rubin et al., 2002)". Behavioral inhibition differences corresponded to the children's narrative representation clusters; The Anxious/Restricted Cluster was related to more and the Emotional Integrated/Empathic Cluster to less inhibited behavior. In context-specific differences, more inhibited behavior was related to Anxious/Avoidant Clusters during show-and-tess and to Empathic/Avoidant Clusters during card-sorting activities, respectively.
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