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http://dx.doi.org/10.5723/kjcs.2016.37.5.117

Relationships Among Preschoolers' Temperament, Intelligence and Problem Behaviors  

Lee, Jin Suk (Department of Child Studies, Chonbuk National University)
Han, Jihyeon (Department of Child Studies, Chonbuk National University)
Park, Hyewon (Department of Child & Family Welfare, University of Ulsan)
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Korean Journal of Child Studies / v.37, no.5, 2016 , pp. 117-128 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: This study examined the relationships among preschoolers' temperament, intelligence, and problem behaviors. Intelligence was individually measured by the newly standardized K-WPPSI-IV (2015). Methods: The participants were 113 children (4-6 years old), their mothers and teachers. The following instruments were administered: EAS, K-WPPSI-IV, K-CBCL. Descriptive and correlational analyses were performed using SPSS 18.0. Results and Conclusion: The major results were as follows. First, sociability of temperament was negatively correlated with depression, withdrawal, and internalizing problem behavior. Second, activity and sociability of temperament were positively correlated with the most of the K-WPPSI-IV major indices (VCI, VSI, FRI, PSI, FSIQ, NVI, GAI, CPI). Third, depression, withdrawal, and internalizing problem behavior were negatively correlated with NVI and CPI indices of the K-WPPSI-IV. Attention problem and externalizing problem behavior were negatively correlated with FRI, WMI, FSIQ, NVI, GAI, and CPI indices of K-WPPSI-IV.
Keywords
preschooler; temperament; intelligence; problem behaviors;
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