A survey research of kindergarten and child care centers′parents regarding the mother-child relationship in Korea

A survey research of kindergarten and child care centers′parents regarding the mother-child relationship in Korea

The purpose of this study was to promote the quality of child care for young children under 3 as a survey research of parents′perspectives of a theory of mother-child relationship in Korea. The data of the study were collected using a rating scale for parents. These questionnaires for parents′were translated into Korean by researches based on questionnaires originally developed by Shibata. A total of sujects were 250 child care centers′parents and 250 kindergarten parents in Seoul and Kyounggido. The results of this study were analyzed based on 43 questionnaire items by using factor analysis and used SAS package. The results of this study were as follows： First, child care centers′parents and kindergarten parents in Korea had comprehensive perspectives including the theory of attachment behavior, the theory of a communication, the control theory of a breast-feeding oriented motive, and the innate theory. Second, according to the above results, child care centers′ parents and kindergarten parents in Korea had the perspective of the theory of attachment behavior as the most significant factor. That is, parents thought that a mother-child attachment formation for young children under 3 was critical in life-span. Therefore, the study indicates that young children under 3 must be brought up by their mothers.