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http://dx.doi.org/10.5723/KJCS.2011.32.3.59

The Effect of a Child's Temperament, Child-mother Goodness of Fit and a Child's Self-perception  

Jang, Yu-Jin (Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Seoul National University)
Lee, Kang-Yi (Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Seoul National University)
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Korean Journal of Child Studies / v.32, no.3, 2011 , pp. 59-76 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate how a child's temperament and child-mother goodness of fit affect the child's self-perception. 165 pairs of 5-year-old children and their mothers were recruited. The mothers were asked to answer the questionnaire on her child's temperament and goodness of fit. Each child participated in a semi-structured interview using two identical puppets to measure the children's self-perception. The results of this study were : (1) All of mean scores on the dimensions of children's self-perception were above the median, children in this study perceived themselves positively. (2) Children's positive self-perception was significantly related to harmonious children-mother goodness of fit. (3) The effect of goodness of fit was higher than temperament in all dimensions of self-perception. The sex variable also affects aggression-hostility and academic competence. This study suggests that the effect of goodness of fit was higher than that of temperament, and the importance of a harmonious children-mother relationship and parenting education, and these conclusions were reached by examining the outstanding effect of the goodness of fit.
Keywords
self-perception; temperament; goodness of fit;
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