The effects of attachment to parents and peers on the behavior problems of children were examined in this study. 164 grade-sixth elementary students, their parents and their teachers were participated in this study. The points of questions in this stu...
The effects of attachment to parents and peers on the behavior problems of children were examined in this study. 164 grade-sixth elementary students, their parents and their teachers were participated in this study. The points of questions in this study were as follows ;
1. Are there any gender differences in attachments to their mothers, fathers and peers, and in the social anxiety and aggression behaviors.
2. What is the relationship between attachments to their mothers, fathers and peers, and the social anxiety and aggression behaviors.
3. What is the relationship among the children's self-report, mothers appraisal and teacher's appraisal to the social anxiety and aggression behaviors.
Five types of measurements used were as follows ;
1) Attachment index was measured by IPPA, reffered from Paterson, Field and Pryer.
2) Social anxiety index was measured by children's social anxiety scale, reffered from La Greca.
3) Aggression behavior index was measured by children's aggression behaviors scale, referred from Orpinas and Frankowski.
4) Mothers appraisal to the children's behavior problems was measured by K-CBCL.
5) Teacher's appraisal to the children's behavior problems was measured by K-CRS.
The results obtained in the study were as follows ;
1) In attachment index to peers, The girl's sample was higher than the boy's. Aggression behavior index, however, was higher in boy's sample, and social anxiety index didn't show any gender difference.
2) The relationships between attachment to mother, father and friends, and the children's behavior problems showed different patterns, depending on the gender and the types of behavior problems.
3) Mother's appraisal to the children's behavior problems was generally consistent with the teacher's. Their appraisals to the children's behavior problems were consistent with the children's self-report in the girls, but not in the boys.
Consequently, this study suggests that the effects of attachment to parents and peers on the behavior problems of children are different, depending on the gender and the types of behavior problems.