지역사회의 아동친화도에 대한 아동과 청소년의 인식 비교

A Comparison of Assessment of Child Friendly Cities by Children and Adolescents

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of Child Friendliness Cities(CFC) in children and adolescents and to compare their perception of CFC. Objective of this study were 150 elementary school students and 178 middle and high school students. Descriptive statistic analysis, frequency analysis and χ2 analysis were conducted on the data collected for this study. Results of the study are summarized as follows. First, among the six categories, family environment was the highest and participation and citizen were the lowest. And recognition of CFC was lower than intermediate score. Second, children and adolescents’ perceptions differed in all areas except participation and citizen among six areas of CFC assessment. This study suggested that participation of children and adolescents should be expanded on the community decision-making process. And a different approach is needed for children and adolescents in creating CFC. This study provides basic data to creating child friendly cities and child and adolescents policy.