A Study on the Relationships between the Preschoolers' Fathers' Psychological Life Position and Fathering Practice

유아기 자녀 아버지의 심리적 자세와 역할수행의 관계

The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between the preschoolers' fathers' psychological life position and fathering practice. A survey containing questions about psychological life position and fathering role performance was administered to a sample of 171 preschooler's fathers in the Seoul, Kyung-gi and Incheon province areas. Data was organized using Windows SPSS 12.0 and it was analyzed by various statistical methods including frequency, percentile, mean, standard deviations, Cronbach's ${\alpha}$, t-test, Anova, Scheffe's multiple range test and Pearson's correlation. The findings of this study were as follows. First, most of the preschoolers' fathers had positive psychological life positions, and tried to understand and have conversations with their children. Second, the father's psychological life position made a significant difference in the area of the father's occupation. Also, there were differences in the fathering practices as related to age and occupation. Third, the psychological life position of the preschooler's father was related to his fathering practices.