어머니의 사회성 발달에 관한 신념이 유아의 또래유능성에 미치는 영향: 또래관계 관리전략의 매개효과를 중심으로

The Mediating Effects of Mothers’ Management Strategies of Peer Relationship on the Relationship Between Maternal Beliefs on Social Development and Child’s Peer Competence

Objective: This study examined the relationship between maternal beliefs on social development, management strategies of peer relations, and their child’s peer competence in order to understand how to promote children’s peer competence. Methods: Self-report questionnaires were used on 195 mothers with children four to years old. Data were analyzed using Pearson Correlation Analysis and Baron and Kenny’s three-step regression. Results: First, there was a positive relationship between maternal beliefs on social development and their child’s peer competence. Second, this study found that there were partial mediating effects of advice·support and supervision on the relationship between maternal beliefs on social development and children’s social competence. Conclusion/Implications: The findings confirm that mothers’ beliefs on social development and management strategies of peer relationships are proceeding factors for children’s peer competence. Significant attention should be paid to mothers’ beliefs on social development and management strategies of peer relationships for children’s positive social development.