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The Study on Relation between Temperament, Emotional Intelligence and Peer Competence of Young Children

유아 기질과 정서지능 및 또래 유능성간의 관련성

  • Park, Ji-Young (Dept. of Early Childhood Education, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Sung, Youn-Jung (Dept. Doctoral Course Jeonnam Childcare Information Center)
  • Received : 2012.10.16
  • Accepted : 2013.01.10
  • Published : 2013.01.31
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Abstract

This study tried to analyse the effect of young children's sexuality, ages, temperament and emotional intelligence upon the peer competence. The subjects were 250 children from H and W childcare center in J city. Date were analysed by multiple regression analysis with SPSS. According to this research, there are three specific results. First, a general tendency of children's temperament, emotional intelligence and peer competence is related with normal distribution. The Second indicated that the peer competence was closely associated with young children's sexuality, ages, temperament and emotional intelligence. Finally the emotional intelligence was the strongest predictor for peer competence of young children and sexuality and temperament also notable variables. Therefore, according to this research, a special education program for improvement of peer competence is strongly desired.

본 본 연구는 유아의 성, 연령, 기질, 정서지능이 또래 유능성에 미치는 영향을 분석해 보고자 하였다. 전라북도 J시에 위치한 H유치원과 W어린이집을 다니고 있는 유아 250명을 대상으로 실시하였으며, 수집된 자료는 SPSS를 이용하여 중다회귀분석을 실시하였다. 본 연구에서 나타난 결과는 첫째, 유아의 기질, 정서지능, 또래유능성의 일반적 경향은 정규분포를 따르는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 전체적으로 유아의 성, 연령, 기질, 정서지능은 유아의 또래유능성과 밀접한 관련을 가지고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 유아의 정서지능은 또래유능성을 예측하는 가장 강력한 요인이었으며 성, 기질도 더불어 중요한 요인임이 밝혀졌다. 그러므로 이를 고려하여 또래 유능성 향상을 위한 교육프로그램의 실행이 요구됨을 시사한다.

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