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Effects of Maternal Behaviors and Children's Self-Control Ability on Their Subjective Well-Being

모 양육태도 지각과 자기조절능력이 아동의 주관적 안녕감에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, Yeong-Seon (Graduate of Family Environment & Welfare, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Sook (Dept. of Family Environment & Welfare, Chonnam National University)
  • 김영선 (전남대학교 생활환경복지학과 대학원) ;
  • 이숙 (전남대학교 생활환경복지학과)
  • Received : 2014.04.02
  • Accepted : 2014.06.23
  • Published : 2014.06.30
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Abstract

This study examines the effects of maternal behaviors and children's self-control ability on their subjective well-being. Data were collected from 416 fifth- and sixth-graders residing in Kwangju, Korea. Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ and the hierarchical regression analysis method were employed for a statistical analysis. According to the results of the hierarchical multiple regression analysis, children's self-control ability best explained their subjective well-being. For individual factors, motivational self-control had the greatest effect on subjective well-being, followed by behavioral self-control, cognitive self-control, the level of income, gender, and the employment status, in that order. The results for effects of maternal behaviors and children's self-control ability on children's subjective well-being highlight. The important roles played by the mother and the child's self-control ability in improving the child's subjective well-being. The study contributes to the literature by providing fundamental insights into children's higher quality of life.

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