영아기 기질적 활동성과 아버지의 양육참여가 유아기 또래 상호작용에 미치는 영향

Effects of Temperamental Activity Level and Paternal Involvement in Parenting During Infancy on Peer Interaction in Preschool Years

The purpose of the study was to examine the longitudinal trajectories of infants temperamental activity levels and their fathers involvements in child rearing, and to analyze the influences of different trajectories on peer interaction at age 3. This study used the first to fourth wave data set of 1,150 families from the Panel Study of Korean Children, which was a birth cohort panel born in 2008. LGM was used to examine developmental changes of predictors and their longitudinal influences on the dependent variable. The results are as follows. First, the level of temperamental activity increased from birth to age 1, but after that it stayed stably without dramatic changes; fathers showed a steady increase in parenting their children through the first 3 years. Second, the initial level and slope of temperamental activity levels among boys had a direct influence on peer interaction, and the paternal involvement in parenting showed an indirect effect. In contrast, only the initial levels of fathers’ participation influenced girls’ interaction with friends. This study highlights different roles of children s early temperament and their fathers’ engagement in facilitating their peer interaction associated with gender. Also, it implies that longitudinal methodology is useful to find various developmental pathways to children s peer interactions.