Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

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The Effects of Maternal Grandmothers' Positive Parenting Behavior and Mothers' Self-Differentiation and Positive Parenting Behavior on Self-Concept in Late Childhood

외조모의 긍정적 양육행동과 어머니의 자기분화 및 긍정적 양육행동이 학령 후기 아동의 자아개념에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, Hyejin (Seoul Eulji Elementary School) ;
  • Doh, Hyun-Sim (Department of Child Development & Intervention, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Park, Bokyung (Department of Education for Child Care, Kyungmin University)
  • Received : 2016.12.31
  • Accepted : 2017.02.06
  • Published : 2017.02.28
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Abstract

Objective: This study examined the effects of maternal grandmothers' positive parenting behavior and mothers' self-differentiation and positive parenting behavior on self-concept in late childhood. Methods: A total of 341 $5^{th}$- and $6^{th}$- grade elementary school children and their mothers participated in the study. Children were surveyed regarding perceptions of their mothers' positive parenting behavior and their own self-concept. Mothers responded to questionnaires regarding both positive parenting behavior of their mothers and their own self-differentiation. The data were analyzed using SEM. Results: Maternal grandmothers' positive parenting behavior had an indirect effect through mothers' self-differentiation and positive parenting behavior on children's self-concept. Mothers who perceived positive parenting behavior in their mothers in their childhood showed positive parenting behavior (as perceived by their children), and those children reported a higher level of self-concept. Mothers who perceived their mother's parenting behavior in their childhood more positively reported a higher level of self-differentiation, and those mothers showed more positive parenting behavior (as perceived by their children), which led to more positive self-concept in children. Conclusion: The findings specify the pathways from maternal grandmothers' positive parenting behavior to children's self-concept through mothers' self-differentiation and positive parenting behavior in an aspect of the intergenerational transmission of parenting. The findings also emphasize the importance of mothers' positive parenting behavior for positive self-concept in late childhood.

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