The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relation between types of multiple-attachments and children`s social competence. Four types of multiple-attachments were 1) secure-secure type (maternal and teacher attachment relationships were...
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relation between types of multiple-attachments and children`s social competence. Four types of multiple-attachments were 1) secure-secure type (maternal and teacher attachment relationships were all secure to children), 2) secure-insecure type (maternal attachment relationship was secure and teacher attachment relationship was insecure to children), 3) insecure-secure type (maternal attachment relationship was insecure and teacher attachment relationship was secure to children), 4) insecure-insecure type (maternal and teacher attachment relationships were all insecure to children). The subjects used in this study were two hundreds and three preschool-age four, five-year old children(99 girls), their mothers(n=203), their teachers (n=19) who attended four kindergartens in Kyung-Gi Do. The mean age of the children was 71.36 months. It used Water`s (1987) Attachment Q-Set and Nimetz`s (1992) AQS in collection of data. The independent variables were types of multiple attachment in this study. The dependent variables which were conducted in this study were prosocial responces, anti-social responces. Pearson r, two-way ANOVA and Duncan test were used to analyze the data. Significant effects for types of multiple-attachments were analyzed. This study suggests that the quality of child-mother or child-teacher attachment effects on children`s social competence. Moreover, the secure attachment relation with mother or teacher could compensate for the insecure relationship with mother or teacher. It is possible that the results of this study could be applied to the field of early childhood education.