초등학교 아동의 스트레스, 자아존중감 및 모-자녀 의사소통이 아동의 행복감에 미치는 영향: 성별을 중심으로

The Effects of Stress, Self-esteem and Mother-Child Communication on Elementary School Children s Happiness: Focusing on Sex

This research focuses on the happiness of children according to sex. A questionnaire was given to elementary school-aged children(grades 3-6). 380 children were surveyed. The major findings were as follows: first, the variables that affected happiness of children were relatively different. For boys, the major influential individual variables were in the following order: mother-child communication, self-esteem. For girls, the major influential individual variables were in the following order: self-esteem, mother-child communication, stress. Second, through this comparison, this study examined the relative influence of variables that affected children s happiness. This study proposes interventions to improve their happiness mechanisms.