This study aimed to investigate the relationship of kindergarten children's temperament and their mothers' child rearing behavior. The subjects of the study were 214 kindergarteners and their mothers in Seoul. The modified PTQ (Parent and Teacher Temp...
This study aimed to investigate the relationship of kindergarten children's temperament and their mothers' child rearing behavior. The subjects of the study were 214 kindergarteners and their mothers in Seoul. The modified PTQ (Parent and Teacher Temperament Questionaire) for children 3-7 years of age and the IPBI(Iowa Parent Behavior Inventory: Mother Form) were administered to measure children's temperament and parenting behaviors. The statistical procedures used for data analyses were correlations, and canonical correlation analysis.
Results indicated that there were significant correlations between children's temperament and their mothers' parenting behaviors. The canonical correlation analysis indicated that independent varables-children's temperament accounted for about 9.8% of the variation in the parenting behavior-variables.