Abstract
This study has an objective of suggesting the ways to improve infant's sense of self-respect and peer competence, by examining what effect infant temperament has on infant's sense of self-respect and peer competence. The notable study results through analysis are as follows; First, it was shown that, in regard with adaptability and activity of infant temperament, cognitive ability of the sense of self-respect and peer acceptance, the average score of day care centers was higher, while it was shown that, in regard with response of infant temperament, the sense of self-respect's mother acceptance, peer relationship, sociability of peer competence, the average score of kindergartens was higher, and the boy infants' physiological regularity was shown to be higher than that of girl infants. Second, as a result of looking into the difference of infant temperament, sense of self-respect, and peer competence according to infant's age, we found that, in case of 'response' of infant temperament, age 5 group was classified into 'group a', and age 3 and 4 group was classified into 'group b', and two groups showed the difference, and in case of 'physiological regularity', age 3 group had the biggest regularity while age 5 group had the relatively low regularity, thus two groups showed the difference. In regard with sense of self-respect and peer competence, it was shown that age 4 and 5 group had higher one than that of age 3 group.
본 연구는 유아기질이 유아의 자아존중감, 또래유능감에 어떠한 영향을 미치는 지를 살펴봄으로써 유아의 자아존중감과 또래유능감을 향상시킬 수 있는 방법을 제안하는 데 목적이 있다. 분석을 통해 나타난 연구의 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 유아기질의 적응성, 활동성, 자아존중감의 인지적능력, 동료수용의 경우 어린이집의 평점이 더 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 유아기질의 반응성, 자아존중감의 어머니수용, 동료관계, 또래유능성의 사교성은 유치원의 평점이 더 높은 것으로 조사되었고, 남아의 '생리적규칙성'이 여아에 비해 더 높은 것으로 조사되었다. 둘째, 유아의 연령에 따른 유아기질, 자아존중감, 또래유능성의 차이를 살펴본 결과, 유아기질의 '반응성'의 경우 만 5세가 a그룹으로 만 3세, 만4세가 b그룹으로 나뉘어 차이를 보였으며 '생리적규칙성'의 경우 만3세의 규칙성이 가장 컸으며 만5세의 규칙성이 상대적으로 적어 차이를 보였다. 자아존중감과 또래유능감에서는 만4, 5세가 만3세보다 높은 것으로 확인되어졌다.