• Human Ecology Research
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.541-549
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of preschool children's behavioral and emotional regulation on their peer play behavior, focusing on gender differences. A total of 214 4- and 5-year-old children attending a child care center in South Korea participated in this study. The instruments used in this study were the Child Behavior Rating Scale, Emotion Regulation Checklist, and Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale. The collected data were analyzed using a Student's t -test, Pearson's partial correlation, and multiple regressions with the SPSS software ver. 16.0. The main results of this study are as follows: first, there was a significant gender difference in preschool children's behavioral regulation, emotional control, play interaction, and play disruption. However, there was no gender difference in preschool children's play disconnection. Second, preschool children's emotional control and behavioral regulation had positive effects on their play interaction irrespective of gender. Third, preschool children's emotional instability and emotional control had a positive influence on their play disruption irrespective of gender. Finally, the factors of behavioral regulation and emotional instability significantly predicted the boys' play disconnection, while for the girls, the significant predictor was emotional control. Further, implications for the use of early intervention targeting specific behavioral and emotional regulation problems have been discussed.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.129-141
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• 2024

Purpose: The study investigated the relationships between key variables, including the level of parenting knowledge, acculturative stress, depression, and the strengths and difficulties associated with their children's emotions and behavior, among North Korean refugee mothers who faced the challenging task of adapting to Korean society while raising their children. Methods: A descriptive study design was used. Data were collected from 130 North Korean refugee mothers between September and November 2023. Results: The participants had very limited parenting knowledge, and 82.3% of them scored 21 or higher on the depression scale used in community epidemiological studies. Higher levels of parenting knowledge and lower levels of depression were associated with lower levels of acculturative stress. Moreover, higher levels of depression were associated with more emotional and behavioral difficulties in children. Maternal depression, age, and employment status were identified as factors that influenced emotional and behavioral problems in preschool-aged children. Conclusion: These findings underscore the importance of providing parent education and mental health support programs for North Korean refugee families in order to improve parents' parenting skills and emotional well-being.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.521-526
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• 2018

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Although a lot of effort has been put into increasing fruit and vegetable intakes in preschool children, vegetable intake in this group is still low. This study investigated whether nutrition education focusing on fruit and vegetable intakes can affect preschoolers' fruit and vegetable intakes as well as their behavioral outcomes. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Thirty-five preschoolers (54.3% boys, n = 19) aged 4-6 years residing in Seoul underwent weekly nutrition education intervention (8 sessions) between May and July 2016. Intakes of fruits and vegetables were measured during pre and post-intervention. At snack time, fresh fruit (150 g) and vegetable (120 g) snacks were distributed to each child by teachers. The remaining portions of the snacks were weighed and recorded for each child. Behavioral outcomes were measured by applying Child behavior checklist 1.5-5 and the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. RESULTS: During post intervention, vegetable intake increased from $36.15{\pm}30.64g$ to $48.01{\pm}31.23g$ (P = 0.010). Among the emotional and behavioral problems measured by parents, levels of total problems (P = 0.001), internalizing (P = 0.004), externalizing (P = 0.003), anxiety and depression (P = 0.001), and aggressive behavior (P = 0.005) decreased. Anxiety (P = 0.026) score, as measured by teachers, also decreased. CONCLUSIONS: Nutrition education of preschoolers regarding the intakes of fruits and vegetables had a positive effect on preschoolers' vegetable intake as well as on their emotional and behavioral outcomes. A long-term, large-scale study with a broader study design is warranted to further investigate the role of fruit and vegetable intake in cognitive development and behavior of preschoolers.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.42-50
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• 2000

연구 목적：현재 야뇨증에서 흔히 보이는 문제행동이 야뇨증의 원인인지, 결과인지, 아니면 공존하는 동반된 문제인지에 대한 의견이 분분하다. 저자들은 기존 연구의 대상이 대부분 임상환자였다는 점을 감안하여 비임상군을 연구대상으로 하여 야뇨증 아동에서 흔히 보이는 문제행동이 무엇인지를 알아보고 이를 통하여 야뇨증과 문제행동간의 관련성을 밝히고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법：충청북도 영동군 소재의 2개 초등학교 학생 1,421명중 야뇨증이 있는 72명을 환자군으로 하였고, 연령, 학년, 성별을 대비시킨 72명의 정상아동을 대조군으로 하여 수정된 아동행동조사표를 시행하였다. 결 과：야뇨증 아동에서 불안-공포 척도, 우울 척도, 주의력결핍-과잉활동 척도, 비행 척도의 점수가 의미있게 높게 나왔다. 주의력결핍-과잉활동 척도의 점수는 성별과 학년에 관계없이 항상 의미있게 높게 나왔으며 남자와 고학년에서는 비행 척도가 의미 있었고, 여자와 저학년에서는 불안-공포 척도가 의미 있었다. 결 론：야뇨증 아동에서 다양한 문제행동이 존재한다는 것을 알았고 야뇨증 환자의 치료시 이런 문제행동들에 좀더 주의를 기울이고, 더 많은 관심을 가져야 한다는 것을 알게 되었다.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.347-368
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• 2014

본 연구는 유아교사의 사회 인구학적 요인과 내적 요인인 자아탄력성 수준에 따라 유아의 문제행동을 인식하고 지도하는데 차이가 있는지를 알아보기 위해 수행되었다. 연구 결과에 따르면, 유아교사의 문제 행동에 대한 인식 정도는 2년제 대학 졸업 이상의 교사 집단이 기타 집단보다, 유치원 교사 집단이 어린이집 교사 집단 보다, 그리고 자아탄력성 상위 집단이 하위 집단 교사보다 높게 나타났다. 한편, 유아의 문제 행동 지도 전략과 관련하여 하위 영역에서의 차이가 확인되었다. 구체적으로, 교사의 연령과 경력이 많을수록 또한 학력이 높은 경우 긍정적 예방전략 I를 많이 행하였으며 반면 부정적 반응전략은 유치원 교사가 어린이집 교사보다 더 많이 행하는 것으로 나타났다. 끝으로, 교사의 자아탄력성 수준에 따른 유아 문제 행동 지도 전략 사용은 모든 하위 영역에서 집단 간 차이를 보여준다. 설명하건대, 자아탄력성이 높은 교사 집단이 낮은 집단에 비해 유아의 문제 행동에 대해 더 많이 긍정적 예방전략과 긍정적 반응전략을 행하고 있는 반면 부정적 반응전략은 자아탄력성 하위 집단의 교사가 상위집단의 교사보다 더 많이 행하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과는 교사의 유아 문제 행동 지도와 관련하여 교사의 연령과 학력 그리고 자아탄력성 수준에 따른 차이를 보여줌으로 이러한 변인을 고려한 교사 재교육 프로그램과 교사 양성 프로그램 개발 및 실시의 필요성을 시사한다.

• 아동학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.175-188
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• 1992

This study investigated the relation between stressful life events and adjustment in elementary school children, with particular emphasis on the potential main and stress-buffering effects of social support and social problem solving skills. 4-6 graders (N=170) completed the Social Support Appraisals Scale(SSAS) and social problem solving skills task. The SSAS is a 31-item measure that taps the child's perceptions or appraisals of family, peer, and teacher support. Their parents provided ratings of stress in the child's environment and ratings of the child's behavioral adjustment. Teachers provided ratings of the child's behavioral and academic adjustment. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses and graphic display were used to analyze the data. The major findings were that (1) The results for parent-rated problems supported a stress-buffering model for family support and problem solving. (2) The results for teacher-rated problems were consistent with the stress-buffering model of social support. (3) The results for grade-point average supported a main effect model for problem solving. peer support, and family support. In addition, teacher support had the strongest stress-buffering effect on grade-point average.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.114-123
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• 2006

Objectives : The special class has been made, bringing rapid increase quantitatively. The authors carried out the child psychiatric interview and evaluation for 9 special-classed children in Asan city to find out clinical diagnosis and emotional/behavioral characteristics. Methods : The child psychiatrists evaluated special class children by DSM-IV and K-SADS-PL. Tools for the evaluation were Child Behavior Checklist- Korean version, Korean Personality Inventory for Children, Children's Depression Inventory, Abbreviated Conners Parent-Teacher Rating Scale-Revised, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children, Vineland Social Maturity Scale, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-III, and Childhood Autism Rating Scale. Results : Ultimately 53 children, consisting of 35 boys(67.9%) and 18 girls(32.1%), participated, and the average age was $10.5{\pm}1.3$ years old. Their measure of Vineland Social Maturity Scale was $78.7{\pm}20.0$, Childhood Autism Rating Scales was $25.4{\pm}9.0$, Child Depression Inventory was $22.2{\pm}5.2$, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children was $35.2{\pm}8.2/36.5{\pm}6.2$, and Abbreviated Conners Parent-Teacher Rating Scale was $11.0{\pm}4.6$. In the clinical diagnosis evaluation, the prevalence rate of learning disorder was decreased compared to early research, ADHD had been newly appeared and depression disorder and anxiety disorder had been increased. Conclusion : This result suggests that a lot of children in a special class have complex emotional and behavioral problems in addition to educational problems.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제46권9호
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• pp.33-45
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to investigate the tendency and characteristics of behavior problems in preschool children. The aim was to acquire basic information that could be used in diagnosis and intervention strategies. The target of this study were 823 preschoolers, the reporting on which was conducted through the responses of 81 teachers. Analysis consisted of partitioning behavioral problems by demographic variables in order to ascertain differences by age, sex, and cut-off score of the high risk group. Overall results indicate significant differences in behavioral problems according to socio-demographic variable. The conclusions of this study offer a foundation for diagnosis, intervention, and therapy for preschoolers with problem behaviors.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.169-179
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of mother's psychological control, children's behavioral autonomy and self control on children's behavioral problems(depression, anxiety, withdrawal, and aggression). The subjects were 293 6th graders residing in Cheonan. It was found that children's perceptions of mother's psychological control was significantly related with the level of children's depression, anxiety, withdrawal, and aggression. In addition, Children's behavioral autonomy was significantly predictor of depression and anxiety. Children's depression and aggression were influenced by self control of children. Finally the relative effect of mother's psychological control, children's behavioral autonomy and self control on problems behavior were as follows. Children's depression and anxiety were predicted by mother's psychological control. The other side withdrawal problem. was influenced by mother's psychological control on boys, by self control on girls. The children's aggression was influenced by self control in all cases.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2010

We investigated the effects of maternal parenting behaviors, children's emotional regulation, and stress coping strategies on gender-specific children's behavioral problems. The participants were 191, $4^{th}$ and $5^{th}$ graders and their mothers from four elementary schools in Seoul and Kyung-gi province. Collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and hierarchical regressions. The major findings were summarized as follows: (1) Active coping strategies explained boys' aggressive behaviors, (2) mother's warm-encouragement parenting behaviors and active coping strategies explained boys' delinquent behaviors, (3) mother's warm-encouragement parenting behaviors explained boys' withdrawn behaviors, and (4) mother's mediation-supervision parenting behaviors and negative emotionality explained girls' aggressive behaviors. In conclusion, maternal parenting behaviors, children's emotional regulation and stress coping strategies have gender-specific influence on children's behavioral problems.