• Korean Journal of Child Studies
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.19-34
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• 2006

This study examined relationships between children's perceptions of fathering practice and their sociality. The subjects were 569 grade 6 students and 511 grade 3 students in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do. Major results showed (1) the effectiveness of quantity; that is, children's sociality increased with increase in fathering practice. (2) The coefficient of correlation between fathering practice and children's sociality was higher in middle childhood than in early adolescence. (3) Children's sociality was influenced by child variables and fathering practice variables, especially more by the variables of Fathering Practice. Among the variables of Fathering Practice Scales, the variable of "Education of children" is the most influential element for improving "Children's Sociality".

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.131-147
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• 2008

The main purpose of this study is to examine the effects of the fathering practice on children's sociality. The subjects of this research are 569 (grade 6) students who are from 4 elementary schools, and 511 (grade 3) students who are from 4 other middle schools in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. The data was collected using two kinds of questionnaires: Canfield's (1995) Fathering Practice Scale and Urn Guy-Sung's (1999) Children's Sociality Scale. The data was analyzed by frequency, mean, standard deviation, percentage, Cronbach's alpha, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffe's post hoc test, and hierarchical regression. The major results of this research are summarized as follows: First, there were differences in children's sociality according to children's and fathers' perceptions of the fathering practices. I classified 1080 students into 4 groups by mean${\pm}$1/2standard deviation of the children's and fathers' perceptions of the fathering practices. The results showed that children's sociality tends to be higher when the children's perceptions of the fathering practice are at a high level (Group 1 and Group 2), compared to when the fathers' perceptions of the fathering practice are at a high level (Group 3 and Group 4). Second, hierarchical regression was divided into two models so as to know how the effects were different from the children's and fathers' perceptions of the fathering practice on children's sociality. In the first model, only the fathers' variables were inputted and fathers' perceptions on fathering practice has significant effects on children's sociality. In the second model, both the children and fathers' variables were inputted into analysis. The fathers' perceptions of the fathering practice were not influenced, but children's perceptions of the fathering practice had great effects on children's sociality. Third, as the result of hierarchical regression with age, mid-childhood has significant effects on children's perceptions of the fathering practice on children's sociality. In addition, early adolescence is an important variable in the effects of the fathers' perceptions of the fathering practice on children's sociality. As a result the fathers' perceptions of the fathering practice are important and influential variables on children's sociality. In the result of this study fathering practice is necessary in children's development.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.77-87
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• 2010

The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of fathering practice on adolescents' emotional intelligence and stress coping behaviors respectively. Participants were 654 middle and high school students(male 330, female 324) in Seoul and Gyeonggi area. Questionnaires included fathering practice, emotional intelligence, and stress coping behaviors. Data were analyzed by SPSS WIN 12.0 for t-test, simple and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The major findings were as follows: First, middle school students perceived more fathering practice than high school students. Second, fathering practice(understanding, educating, supporting) were significant predictors of adolescents' emotional intelligence. Third, fathering practice(understanding, educating) were significant predictors of adolescents' active coping behaviors and social support seeking coping behaviors respectively. Fourth, adolescents' active coping behaviors and social support seeking coping behaviors had a partial mediating effect on the relationship between fathering practice and adolescents' emotional intelligence.

• The Korean Journal of Community Living Science
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.231-240
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between the preschoolers' fathers' psychological life position and fathering practice. A survey containing questions about psychological life position and fathering role performance was administered to a sample of 171 preschooler's fathers in the Seoul, Kyung-gi and Incheon province areas. Data was organized using Windows SPSS 12.0 and it was analyzed by various statistical methods including frequency, percentile, mean, standard deviations, Cronbach's ${\alpha}$, t-test, Anova, Scheffe's multiple range test and Pearson's correlation. The findings of this study were as follows. First, most of the preschoolers' fathers had positive psychological life positions, and tried to understand and have conversations with their children. Second, the father's psychological life position made a significant difference in the area of the father's occupation. Also, there were differences in the fathering practices as related to age and occupation. Third, the psychological life position of the preschooler's father was related to his fathering practices.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.149-168
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• 2008

The objective of this study was to expand understanding of children's exposure to domestic violence in Korean society. In-depth personal interview was conducted by a researcher on individual experience of domestic violence in childhood. The findings of this qualitative study are summarized as follows; 1) A person who experienced domestic violence in childhood is likely to feel powerless, and think of himself/herself worthless. 2) He/She needs to have sufficient social support and protective networks. 3) A person who experienced parental violence in childhood is to suffer from people's negative behaviors such as social prejudice, preconception, and discrimination. 4) He/She is worried about the cycle of violence from generation to generation. 5) It is necessary for him/her to overcome his/her negative emotions acquired by the experience of domestic violence in childhood to have a constructive goal for the future.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.59-72
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• 1997

The first purpose of this study was to give the basic imformations about patent education for fathers. The second purpose was to develop the parenting skills by examining role frequencies of fathers. The third purpose was to reduce the parenting difficulties of father in daily life. The contents of the study was 1. the expectaion and practice of father's role 2. frequencies and difficulties in performing role for daily life 3. socioeconomic factors to affect father's role 4. the correlation between frequencies and difficulties in performing role 5. the correlation among role areas and life satisfaction in father's role The subjects were 520 fathers from 11 cities of Korea. The instruments used for their study were questionnaire composed of socioeconmic factors, the recognition of father's role, child rearing, day-to-day guidance, academic guidance, leisure and hobby, commuication and emotion, economic support etc. The data were analyized using t-test, F-test(LSD), Pearson's correlation by SPSS $PC^+$ program. The main results of the study were as follows: 1. Fathers recognized that desirable fathers are attentive to their children and guide them in the right way. 2. Among father's role frequencies, the communication and emotion was highest and child rearing and academic guidance were the lowest. Among father's role difficulties, economic support was the highest, and dat-to day guidance was the lowest. 3. The socio-economic factors to affect fathering and role difficulties were mother's job, father's home town, age, income, academic career etc. 4. The correlation between father's role frequencies and difficulties was very high. 5. For father's role frequencies and difficulties, each factor was parenting correlated to life satisfaction.