어머니의 체벌에 대한 태도와 아동학대 인식

Mother's Attuitude toward Corporal Punishment and Child Maltreatment

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between mothers' attitudes toward corporal punishment and perception of child maltreatment of mothers with young children. The sample of this study were 5% of total research population, who were mothers with children aged three to five, attending public and private educare centers. Self-administered structured questionnaire method was employed. Data were analyzed with SPSS WIN statistical package, in detail, factor analysis, t-test, and correlation analysis methods were utilized. The results of this study were; (1) Differences were found between mothers's attitudes toward corporal punishment according to the child's age and gender. (2) Mothers with children younger than 5years old were more alert on the issue of child maltreatment (physical & emotional) than those with children older than 6 years of ages. (3) Correlations were found between mothers' attitude toward corporal punishment & their perception of child physical & emotional maltreatment. the more generous the mothers' attitude toward corporal punishment, the lower their perception of child maltreatment. Mothers who live in the urban setting were more sensitive toward the issue of child maltreatment & corporal punishment.