Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

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Structural Relationships Among Playfulness, Self-regulation and Ego-resilience of Child

유아의 놀이성, 자기조절능력, 자아탄력성 간의 구조적 관계

  • 강수경 (가천대학교 유아교육학과) ;
  • 김민정 (가천대학교 유아교육학과) ;
  • 정미라 (가천대학교 유아교육학과)
  • Received : 2015.05.23
  • Accepted : 2015.06.11
  • Published : 2015.06.30
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Abstract

This study examined the structural relationships among the child's playfulness, self-regulation, and ego-resilience. Through an examination of these relationship, this research aimed to analyze the direct and indirect influences of the child's playfulness on self-regulation and ego-resilience. The participants of this study consisted of 359 children attending kindergartens in the Seoul and Gyeonggi-do area. The sample was analyzed using the SPSS 21.0, AMOS 21.0, and Maximum Likelihood method (ML). The significance of the indirect effects was tested by means of bootstrapping. The results of this study were as follows: (i) the child's playfulness had a direct influence on relational ego-resilience; (ii) the child's playfulness directly affected self-regulation; (iii) the child's self-regulation directly affected relational and aptitudinal ego-resilience; and (iv) the child's playfulness was indirectly influential to relational resilience and resilient competency through self-regulation. The discussion also took into account the specific methods which can be used to enhance the child's playfulness and self-regulation.

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