어머니의 신경증적 성향과 완벽주의 및 심리적 통제가 유아의 내면화 문제행동에 미치는 영향

Effects of Mother's Neuroticism, Perfectionism and Psychological Control on Young Children's Internalizing Problem Behavior

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of mother's neuroticism, perfectionism and psychological control on children's internalized problem behaviors such as depression, anxiety, and withdrawal. The subjects of this study were 373 mothers of 3, 4, and 5-years-old children who were attending to 7 public kindergartens and 1 private kindergartens located in Cheongju city. The results of this study were as follows: First, it indicated that mother's neuroticism, self-oriented perfectionism, criticism, and unstable emotion had statistically significant effects on young children's depression. That is, the more neuroticism, the less self-oriented perfectionism, and the more psychological control like criticism and unstable emotion mothers showed, the higher young children's depression was. Second, it revealed that mother's neuroticism and criticism and love withdrawal had statistically significant effects on young children's anxiety. That is, children of mothers with more neuroticism and psychological control like criticism and love withdrawal showed higher anxiety. Third, it was found that only mother's neuroticism had a statistically significant effect on young children's withdrawal. That is, the more neuroticism mothers showed, the higher young children's withdrawal was.