Separation from Parents : Socio-Emotional Adjustment of Korean-Chinese Elementary School Children in Yanbian - Comparison with Korean Children-

부모별거 초등학생의 별거 경험 및 양육요인에 따른 사회·정서적 적응력 연구 -연변 조선족 아동과 한국 아동의 비교-

In this comparison of the relative effects of children's separation from their parents, socio-emotional adjustment was assessed by emotional and behavioral problems and emotional intelligence. Subjects were 502 elementary school children separated from their parents(162 in Yanbian and 340 in Korea) and their caregivers. Data analysis was by frequency, t-test, and multiple regression controlled by gender and grade in school. Caregivers living with children and their parenting efficacy were significant variables for the development of socio-emotional adjustment in Korean-Chinese children in Yanbian, but reasons for parent-child separation, caregivers' psychological and behavioral characteristics, and SES were significant variables for children in Korea. Implications are that regional differences should be considered in understanding and supporting the development of children's socio-emotional adjustment.