유아의 자기조절과 공격성 및 또래유능성

Young Children's Self-Regulation, Aggression & Peer Competence

The purpose of this study was to find out the role of young children's self-regulation and aggression in developing their peer relationship. The subjects of this study consisted 247 children aged between 4 and 5 from kindergartens located in Cheongju and Jincheon-gun. Teachers reported children's self-regulation, aggression and peer competence. Data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, average and standard deviation, t-test, F-test, Scheffe test, Pearson’s correlation analysis and path analysis using SPSS and AMOS. The findings of this study can be summarized as follows: First, there were statistically significant differences in young children's aggression according to gender, and in young children's peer competence according to mother's education level. Second, the path model showed that young children's self-regulation had an indirect impact on the initiative peer competence through aggression toward person and object. Third, young child’s self-regulation, aggression toward person and object, and verbal aggression showed to have direct impacts on prosocial behavior. In this model, young child’s self-regulation had an indirect impact on prosocial behavior through aggression toward person and object, and verbal aggression. Fourth, young children's self-regulation had an indirect impact on sociablity through aggression toward person and object, and verbal aggression.