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http://dx.doi.org/10.7856/kjcls.2016.27.2.199

The Mediating Effect of Emotional Intelligence on the Relationship between Mothers' Attachments to Young Children and the Creative Personality of the Children  

Nam, Yun-Ju (Dept. of Family Environment & Welfare, Chonnam National University)
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The Korean Journal of Community Living Science / v.27, no.2, 2016 , pp. 199-209 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the mediating effects of emotional intelligence on the relationship between mothers' attachments to young children and the creative personality of the children. Pearson's correlations between variables were analyzed, and hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to identify the direct and indirect effects of a mothers' attachments to young children and the emotional intelligence and creative personality of the children. The sample included a total of 228 children aged 4-5 who were attending nursery in Gwangju, Korea. Significant differences were observed by gender and age, but no significant differences were found to be associated with the mother's attachment to the child by age. However, emotional intelligence partially mediated the relationships between the mother's attachment to the child and the child's creative personality. The results suggest that emotional intelligence may edify the creative personality of young child as a mediating response to the mother's attachment.
Keywords
mother's attachment to young child; emotional intelligence; creative personality;
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