부모의 자기조절력 일치여부에 따른 유아의 문제행동 및 정신건강 간의 관계

Relationships between Parents’ Self-regulation and Children’s Problematic behavior and Mental health Depending on the Degree of Agreement in the Level of Self-regulation between Parents

본 연구는 부모의 자기조절력 일치여부에 따른 유아 문제행동 및 정신건강 간의 관계를 알아봄으로써 유아 문제행동과 정신건강을 증진하는 방안을 탐색하고, 부모의 자기조절력에 대한 이해를 돕는 부모교육자료의 개발을 위한 기초 제공을 목적으 로 한다. 본 연구의 대상은 부산시 소재의 유치원과 어린이집에 다니는 유아의 부모와 유아 각각 259명을 대상으로 하였고, 부모 자기조절력, 유아 문제행동 및 정신건강의 설문조사를 수행한 뒤, 응답결과를 분석하였다. 연구결과 부모의 자기조절력 수준이 높을수록 유아의 문제행동과 정신건강이 낮게 나타났고, 부모의 자기조절력 수준이 상집단, 하집단인 동일한 일치여부에 따라 유아의 문제행동과 정신건강에 유의한 차이가 있었다. 이는 유아의 외현화 문제행동과 내재화된 문제행동은 부모의 자기조절력에 직접적인 영향을 끼침을 알 수 있다

The purpose of this study was to provide basic information useful for the development of parent education materials that would help get a better understanding of parents’ self-regulation. For this purpose, the study explored ways to reduce children’s problematic behaviors and improve their mental health by examining how those problematic behaviors or mental health varies depending on parents’ level of self-regulation and determining how much the degree of agreement in that level between parents is related to either of the two variables on part of children. Specifically, participants of this research were children who were attending early childhood education institutions located in Busan Metropolitan City and their parents, respectively 259 in number. And then, the research conducted a questionnaire survey of all the participants. Through this move, their responses to items asking about parents’ self-regulation, children’s problematic behavior and their mental health were obtained, and then analyzed here. Findings of this study can be summarized as follows. Parents’ higher level of self-regulation contributes to children’s fewer behavioral problems and better mental health. Depending on the degree of agreement in the level of self-regulation between parents, that is, whether both parents belong to the high or low group of that level, there are significant differences among children in terms of problematic behavior and mental health. These findings suggest that children’s externalizing problematic behaviors as well as internalized ones are directly influenced by parents’ level of self-regulation.