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http://dx.doi.org/10.5723/KJCS.2012.33.3.1

Factors Affecting Preschooler's Prosocial Behavior and Cognitive Problem-solving Ability : Focusing on the Parents' and Preschooler's Effortful Control, and Affectionate Parenting Behavior  

Bae, Yun-Jin (School of Child Studies, Kyungpook National University)
Lim, Ji-Young (School of Child Studies, Kyungpook National University)
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Korean Journal of Child Studies / v.33, no.3, 2012 , pp. 1-22 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between parents' control, affectionate parenting behavior, preschooler's effortful control, prosocial behavior, and cognitive problem-solving ability. The subjects for this study comprised 221 preschoolers (104 boys, 117 girls) and their parents. The major results of this study were as follows. First, parents' effortful control revealed direct effects upon preschooler's effortful control, and affectionate parenting behavior mediated the effects of parents' effortful control upon preschooler's effortful control. Second, preschooler's effortful control mediated the effects of affectionate parenting behavior upon preschooler's prosocial behavior. Third, preschooler's effortful control had direct effects upon prosocial behavior, and prosocial behavior mediated the effects of preschooler's effortful control upon cognitive problem-solving ability. In conclusion, parents' effortful control and affectionate parenting behavior impacted upon preschooler's effortful control. And preschooler's effortful control had an important role upon prosocial behavior and cognitive problem-solving ability.
Keywords
effortful control; affectionate parenting behavior; prosocial behavior; cognitive problem-solving ability;
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