The purpose of this study was to examine effects of children's temperament, mother's discipline style and negative emotionality on young children's self-regulation. Subjects of this study were 435 mothers of young children aged 3-5 years old attendi...
The purpose of this study was to examine effects of children's temperament, mother's discipline style and negative emotionality on young children's self-regulation. Subjects of this study were 435 mothers of young children aged 3-5 years old attending 2 kindergartens and 2 child care centers in Cheongju city. Data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, Cronbach's α, t-test, Pearson's correlation, and hierarchial regression through using SPSS 12.0 program.
The results of this study were as follows:
First, there was difference in mother's discipline style according to family income and the existence of mother's occupation, while there was difference in mother's negative emotionality and young children's self-regulation according to family income
Second, boys showed higher activity and adaptability temperament than girls. There were no difference in persistency and regularity temperament according to children's sex.
Third, boys' adaptability and activity temperament, mother's laissez-faire discipline style and negative emotionality had effects on boys' impulsiveness control, while the most relatively influential factors on boys' impulsiveness control were mother's laissez-faire discipline style, their activity temperament, mother's negative emotionality, and their adaptability temperament in order.
Fourth, boy's adaptability, persistency, and regularity temperament, mother's logical-explanation and laissez-faire discipline style had effects on boys' behavioral control, while the most relatively influential factors on boys' behavioral control were mother's logical-explanation discipline style, their persistency, regularity, and adaptability temperament, and mother's laissez-faire discipline style, orderly.
Fifth, girls' adaptability and activity temperament, mother's laissez-faire discipline style and coercive-punishment discipline style had effects on girls' impulsiveness control, while the most relatively influential factors on girls' impulsiveness control were mother's laissez-faire discipline style, mother's coercive- punishment discipline style, their activity temperament, and their adaptability temperament orderly.
Sixth, girls' adaptability, persistency, and regularity temperament, and mother's logical-explanation discipline style had effects on girls' behavioral control, while the most relatively influential factors on girls' behavioral control were mother's logical-explanation discipline style, their persistency, regularity, and adaptability temperament in order.