다문화가족 어머니와 영아의 애착 및 상호작용 증진을 위한 부모역할 프로그램의 효과성 연구

The Effects of a Parenting Program for Improving the Attachment and Interaction between Mothers and Infants from Multicultural Families

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a parenting program for improving the attachment and interaction between mothers and infants from multicultural families. The program is constructed by applying the principles of play activities and the educational contents based on the strength perspective of family resiliency. Targeting multicultural mothers of infants aged 13 to 24 months, and who are living in Chungbuk (7 couples in the experimental group, 7 couples in the control group), the program was carried out in a total of 12 sessions. Each session consisted of one hour of theoretical learning and 30 minutes of play activity. According to the results of the study, there was no significant difference in the results of the control group, but the mothers in the experimental group showed a significant improvement in their satisfaction with the parent-child relationship, interaction with the infant, and attachment stability. Thus, through a program aimed at strengthening the parental role through infants' play activities, mothers from multicultural families were able to realize their parenting style and to change their parenting behavior to be more positive. Those results demonstrate the effectiveness of the program. Based on the results, several practical significances and suggestions for improving the parental roles of multicultural mothers were discussed.