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http://dx.doi.org/10.6115/khea.2013.51.2.219

The Relationship of a Child's Need for Approval, Anxiety and Anger-in on a Child's Relational Aggression According to Gender  

Lee, Young Hwa (Department of Child Development & Family Studies, Pusan National University)
Kim, Kyong Yeon (Department of Child Development & Family Studies, Pusan National University)
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Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association / v.51, no.2, 2013 , pp. 219-228 More about this Journal
Abstract
The major purpose of this study was to explore the relation of a child's need for approval, anxiety and anger-in on a child's relational aggression according to gender. The study's participants included 464 boys and girls selected from fifth-and sixth-graders at an elementary school in Busan. A child's need for approval, anxiety, anger-in and relational aggression were assessed with their own self-reports. For data analysis, Cronbach ${\alpha}$, T-test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and Multiple Regression were used. The collected data was analyzed by the SPSSWIN 18.0 program. The major findings were as follows: First, child's anger-in demonstrated a significant difference among sexes. Girls indicated higher points than boys. Second, Boys' need for approval indirectly affected child's relational aggression through anger-in. Boys' anger-in was directly affected by relational aggression. Boys' anxiety was directly affected by anger-in. And boys' anxiety indirectly affected child's relational aggression through anger-in. Third, Girls' anxiety was directly affected by relational aggression. Need for approval and anxiety were directly affected by anger-in. The findings from this study indicates that child's need for approval, anxiety and anger-in are important elements in relational aggression are affected differently depending on the child's gender. Also, this study has meaning in that it can be used as fundamental data to develop a teaching plan and counseling program for children that can decrease relational aggression.
Keywords
need for approval; anxiety; anger-in; relational aggression;
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