The purpose of this research is to see if young children's perception of social support and their stress varies, depending on their sex and age and also to investigate the relationship between young children's perception of social support and their st...
The purpose of this research is to see if young children's perception of social support and their stress varies, depending on their sex and age and also to investigate the relationship between young children's perception of social support and their stress.
The following questions were used in the research:
1. Is young children's perception of social support different depending on their sex and age?
2. Is young children's perception of their stress different, depending on their sex and age?
3. What is the relationship between young children's perception of social support and their stress?
4. What influences does young children's perception of social support have on their stress
To answer these questions, I examined 152 four and five year-old young children from 2 kindergartens(E and S) in Joongrang-district, Seoul, perception of social support of Young children's was measured by Harter's social support scale for Young children adjected by Young children's stress was measured by Yeom Hyun Kyung's children's usual stress standard.
The results of this study were as follows:
1. There was a significant difference in young children's perception of the social support, depending on their sex and age. A girl, rather than a boy, and four year-old, rather than five year-old, children had higher perception of social support.
2. There was a significant difference in young children's perception of stress depending on their sex and age. A boy, rather than a girl, and a five year-old than a four year old, children had higher perception of their stress.
3. Young children's perception of social support and stress showed an inverse relation.
4. Young children's perception of social support has an influences on the stress.