어머니의 공감과 유아의 친사회적 행동과의 관계- 유아의 정서표현을 매개로 - (The Relationship Between the Mother’s Empathy and the Child’s Prosocial Behavior: The Mediating Effect of the Child’s Emotional Expression)

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· 발행기관 : 한국지역사회생활과학회
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· 저자명 : 배선미, 최영희

초록

This study identified the mediating effect of the child’s emotional expression on therelationship between the mother’s empathy and the child’s prosocial behavior. The participantsincluded 310 mothers of children between the ages of 2 and 5 from two kindergartens and fourday care centers located in Gyeonggi-do. The mother’s empathy was measured using theInterpersonal Reactivity Index. The child’s prosocial behavior was measured using thePreschoolers’ Prosocial Behavior Index. The child’s emotional expression was assessed using aquestionnaire from previous research. First, older mothers and less educated mothers showeda higher level of empathy. Mothers over the age of 30 were more likely to have the abilityto imagine other roles in movies or books, and to show empathic concern than those under 36.
Mothers without a college degree showed a higher level of perspective-taking than those witha college degree. Second, girls were more likely to engage in prosocial behaviors and showemotional expressions than boys. Three-year-old children were more likely to share thantwo-year-old children, showed more initiative than two- and four-year-old children. Third, themother’s perspective-taking and empathic concern were significantly related to the child’sprosocial behavior and emotional expression. The mother’s personal distress was related to thechild’s control over emotions and awareness of other’s emotion. Finally, the child’s emotionalexpression had a mediating effect on the relationship between the mother’s empathy and thechild’s prosocial behavior.

영어초록

This study identified the mediating effect of the child’s emotional expression on therelationship between the mother’s empathy and the child’s prosocial behavior. The participantsincluded 310 mothers of children between the ages of 2 and 5 from two kindergartens and fourday care centers located in Gyeonggi-do. The mother’s empathy was measured using theInterpersonal Reactivity Index. The child’s prosocial behavior was measured using thePreschoolers’ Prosocial Behavior Index. The child’s emotional expression was assessed using aquestionnaire from previous research. First, older mothers and less educated mothers showeda higher level of empathy. Mothers over the age of 30 were more likely to have the abilityto imagine other roles in movies or books, and to show empathic concern than those under 36.
Mothers without a college degree showed a higher level of perspective-taking than those witha college degree. Second, girls were more likely to engage in prosocial behaviors and showemotional expressions than boys. Three-year-old children were more likely to share thantwo-year-old children, showed more initiative than two- and four-year-old children. Third, themother’s perspective-taking and empathic concern were significantly related to the child’sprosocial behavior and emotional expression. The mother’s personal distress was related to thechild’s control over emotions and awareness of other’s emotion. Finally, the child’s emotionalexpression had a mediating effect on the relationship between the mother’s empathy and thechild’s prosocial behavior.

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