자녀 양육에 대한 한국과 미국 어머니들의 신념 비교 연구 = Maternal Beliefs about Child - Rearing in Korea and the United States

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study examined the roles of culture, gender of the child, and birth order of the child as bases of maternal beliefs about child-rearing. The results of the study showed that the three factors aforementioned are related to maternal beliefs about child-rearing both in Korea and the United States. Korean mothers were more likely than American mothers to want to teach their children early to be more compliant to adults at the same time being independent. In contrast, American mothers considered openness more important than Korean mothers. This study also supported the notion that the culture was related to mothers` child-rearing beliefs with respect to their children`s gender and birth order. Among the Korean sample, mothers of male children were more likely than mothers of female children to emphasize openness and independence. Interestingly, the opposite results were found for the American sample. Females were expected to be more independent, while males were expected to be more compliant by their American mothers. The patterns of mothers` discriminations on the basis of birth order of the child seemed to be common to both cultures. Both Korean and American mothers appeared to have a belief that openness to a new experience was a desirable characteristic for first-born children.