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The Relationship between Activity Temperament and Self-Regulation Ability in Young Children: The Moderating Effects of Mother-Child and Teacher-Child Relationships

유아의 활동성 기질과 자기조절능력과의 관계: 어머니-유아 관계, 교사-유아 관계의 중재효과

  • Seo, Eun-Hee (Dept. of Living Culture Studies, The Catholic Univ. of Korea) ;
  • Lee, Mi-Sook (Dept. of Living Culture Studies, The Catholic Univ. of Korea)
  • 서은희 (가톨릭대학교 대학원 생활문화학과) ;
  • 이미숙 (가톨릭대학교 대학원 생활문화학과)
  • Received : 2012.01.14
  • Accepted : 2012.02.29
  • Published : 2012.04.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find the moderating effects of mother-child and teacher-child relationships in regard to the relationship between activity temperament and self-regulation ability in young children. The participants were 236 mothers and 15 teachers who were in charge of children, who were 5 years old in kindergartens or childcare facilities in Incheon Metropolitan City. The key research findings of this study were as follows: Firstly, the children's activity temperament exerted negative influence over their behavioral and emotional self-regulation ability. Secondly, it was found that an affectionate relationship between mother and child was proven to have some moderating effect, thus influencing the relationship between activity temperament and self-regulation ability in a child. Anyway, there was no moderating effect of the rejection in mother-child relationships on the relationship between activity temperament and self-regulation ability in a child. Thirdly, it was found that both intimacy and conflict in teacher-child relationships had no moderating effects when it came to the relationship between activity temperament and self-regulation ability in young children.

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