Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

Korean Association of Child Studies (한국아동학회)
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Preschoolers' Behavior Regulation Assessed by Head-to-Toes Task and Social Adjustment

'머리/발 과제'로 측정한 유아의 행동조절 능력과 사회적 적응

  • Ji, Kyeong-Jin (Department of Child Development & Family Studies, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Kang-Yi (Department of Child Development & Family Studies, Seoul National University)
  • 지경진 (서울대학교 아동가족학과) ;
  • 이강이 (서울대학교 아동가족학과, 생활과학연구소)
  • Received : 2009.08.31
  • Accepted : 2009.11.11
  • Published : 2009.12.31
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Abstract

This study investigated preschoolers' behavior regulation and social adjustment by age and gender and examined relationships between behavior regulation and social adjustment. Behavior regulation was assessed by the Head-to-Toes Task (Cameron et al., 2008; McClelland et al., 2007); social adjustment was evaluated by teachers with the Preschool Adjustment Questionnaire (Jewsuwan et al., 1993). Subjects were 263 children aged 3-6 years. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, two-way ANOVA, and partial correlation analysis. Findings showed (1) incremental differences in behavior regulation each year between 3- and 4-year-olds and between 4- and 5-year- olds. (2) Girls exhibited higher levels of behavior regulation and social adjustment than boys. (3) Behavior regulation and social adjustment correlated positively with each other.

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