The purpose of this study was to examine how single-parent family parents' parenting attitude influences their young children's behavior problems.
Research questions were as follows:
1. Are young children's behavior problems different according to t...
The purpose of this study was to examine how single-parent family parents' parenting attitude influences their young children's behavior problems.
Research questions were as follows:
1. Are young children's behavior problems different according to the children's gender and age?
2. Is single-parent family parents' parenting attitude associated with their children's behavior problems?
3. Does single-parent family parents' parenting attitude affect their children's behavior problems?
The subjects were 121 single-parent family children aged 3 to 5 and their parents sampled from 67 childcare centers in Buchoen City and Gunpo City in Gyeonggi-do. The instruments used in this study were the Parenting Attitude Test developed by Cheon Hee-yeong(1992) and the Korean Behavior Assessment System for Children developed by Lee Gyeong-sook et al. (2003). Data were analyzed through frequency, percentage, Cronbach's ┒, two-way ANOVA, ScheffIJ's test, simple main effect test, Pearson's product-moment correlation analysis, and multiple regression.
The major findings were as follows:
1. Single-parent family children's behavior problems were significantly different according to their gender and age. That is, overall behavior problems were more frequent in boys than in girls, and in the 4-year-old and 5-year-old groups than in the 3-year-old groups.
2. Single-parent family parents' affectionate parenting attitude and regulatory parenting attitude were negatively associated with their children's behavior problems.
3. The parents' affectionate parenting attitude and regulatory parenting attitude has a significant effect on their children's behavior problems.