Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

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Clusters of Preschoolers' Play Behaviors

유아의 실내놀이행동 군집에 따른 예측변인 연구

  • Shin, Nary (Department of Child Welfare, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Hyungmin (Department of Social and Child Welfare, Woosong University)
  • 신나리 (충북대학교 아동복지학과) ;
  • 이형민 (우송대학교 사회복지.아동학부)
  • Received : 2016.02.29
  • Accepted : 2016.04.24
  • Published : 2016.04.30
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Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to examine the predictors of indoor play behaviors using cluster analyses. Methods: Data from 963 children (age 4 years) who participated in the $5^{th}$ phase of the Panel Study of Korean Children, their parents, and their teachers were analyzed using K-means clustering analyses, F-tests and multinomial logistic regression analyses. Results: The clustering analyses revealed three distinctive profiles: positive-theme oriented, general-exploratory/manipulative, and negative-exploratory/manipulative groups. Child characteristics, including cognition, language, and social level, and teachers' age were significantly associated with the groups in a different way; the clusters were partially different in the gender and creativity of children, interaction level of teachers' interaction, classroom environment, and program types that children attended. Conclusion: Findings revealed three clusters of play behaviors and highlighted the importance of the ecological variables that determined the clusters.

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