The Korean Journal of Community Living Science (한국지역사회생활과학회지)

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Effects of Attachment to the Mother in Childhood and Self-Esteem in Adulthood on Adult Students' School Adjustment

아동기 어머니에 대한 애착, 성인기 자아존중감이 성인 학습자의 대학생활적응에 미치는 영향

  • Lee, Sarah (Dept. of Child Welfare & Educare, Sejong Cyber University) ;
  • Song, Seung-Min (Dept. of Child & Family Welfare, University of Suwon)
  • 이사라 (세종사이버대학교 아동복지학과) ;
  • 송승민 (수원대학교 아동가족복지학과)
  • Received : 2015.03.31
  • Accepted : 2015.05.11
  • Published : 2015.05.31
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Abstract

This study examines the effects of parent-child attachment across the child's life from a life-span developmental perspective. The study investigates the effects of a child's attachment to his or her mother in childhood on his or her school attachment as an adult student and explores the role of self-esteem as a mediator of the relationship between these two variables. A total of 529 S Cyber University students taking social welfare classes participated in this study. These students completed a questionnaire about their present level of self-esteem, attachment to their mother in childhood, and school adjustment. According to the SEM results, adult students' self-esteem fully mediated the relationship between their mother-child attachment in childhood and their school adjustment in adulthood. Attachment security for the mother in childhood was related to the child's own internal working model, and positive self-esteem was related to school adjustment.

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