유아의 놀이성, 적응, 그리고 문제 행동과의 관계성 연구

• Published in: Korean Journal of child studies Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 53 - 68
• Main Authors: 안효진(Hyo Jin Ahn), 임연진(Youn Jin Lim)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국아동학회 2010
• Subjects: 생활과학; behavior problems; 유치원 기관의 적응; preschool adjustment; 놀이성; 문제 행동; Playfulness
• ISSN: 1226-1688; 2234-408X

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between children's playfulness, the degree of preschool adjustment and behavior problems. The subjects were 118 children from 3 child care centers and 5 kindergartens in Kyungbuk province. Children's playfulness was measured through the children's playfulness scale (CPS) and the level of preschool adjustment was measured through the preschool adjustment questionnaire (PAQ). The modified version of Kim's (2000) Preschool Behavior Questionnaire (PBQ), created by Behar and Stringfield (1974) was used to measure the acceptability of children's behaviors. The regression and correlation analysis was performed through the use of SPSS 12, and the findings are as follows. First, there exists a meaningful correlation between the children's playfulness, the degree of preschool adjustment, and the acceptability of behavior problems. Second, the degree of preschool adjustment appears to be a reliable predictor of children's playfulness.