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http://dx.doi.org/10.5934/kjhe.2013.22.5.433

The Effects of Children's Temperament, Parent-child Communication Styles, and Peer Relationships on Children's Happiness  

Lee, Jin Suk (Dept. of Child Studies, Chonbuk National University)
Kim, Eun Joo (Dept. of Child Studies, Chonbuk National University)
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Korean Journal of Human Ecology / v.22, no.5, 2013 , pp. 433-445 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of children's temperament, parent-child communication, peer relationships on children's cognitive and affective happiness. The participants consisted of 396 elementary school students aged 10-13 dwelling in Jeonbuk province. Data was analyzed through descriptive statistics, t-test, regression analysis using the SPSS 18.0 program. The most salient results from this study were as follows: first, there were statistically significant differences in the children's happiness according to academic performance and family's economic level; children who considered themselves to have good grades and to have a higher standard of living were happier than other groups. However, there was no significant difference in children's happiness in relation to gender. Second, children's temperament(sociability, activity), parent-child open communication and peer relationships were positively associated with the children's cognitive and affective happiness. Children's emotional temperament, parent-child problem communication were negatively associated with the children's cognitive and affective happiness. Third, as the results of regression analysis, parent-child open communication, children's temperament(activity, sociability), peer relationships were considered to be the most influential factors in explaining cognitive happiness. And parent-child open communication, parent-child problem communication, children's temperament(activity) were influential factors in explaining affective happiness. In conclusion, children's happiness is critically affected not only by internal variables but also environmental ones such as parents and peers.
Keywords
children's happiness; temperament; parent-child communication styles; peer relationships;
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