The purpose of this study was to examine the variables affecting daily hassles of 4-5 year-old children, and the investigated variables were children''s sex, temperament, mothers'' working status, the SES of family, the number of extracurricular activ...
The purpose of this study was to examine the variables affecting daily hassles of 4-5 year-old children, and the investigated variables were children''s sex, temperament, mothers'' working status, the SES of family, the number of extracurricular activites and workbooks, and mothers'' expectations. The subjects were 191 children aged 4-5 and their mothers from 4 kindergartens in Seoul. Children''s daily hassles were assessed by individual interviews, using Korean Preschool Daily Stress Scale(Youm, 1998), with them. Children''s temperament was measured by a modified version based on Teacher Temperament Questionnaire for Children 3-7 years of age(Thomas, Chess & Korn, 1977). Mothers'' expectations were measured by the Developmental Expectations Questionnaire(Jung, 1990). Mothers completed questionnaires on the number of extracurricular activites and workbooks. The data were analyzed with the descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlations, multiple regression, and the stepwise regression analysis. The results of this study were as follows; First, the average of children''s daily hassles was lower than the middle level. Second, there was no sex difference in daily hassles. Third, there were significant correlations between the mood of children''s temperament and daily hassles. Fourth, there was no difference in daily hassles by mothers'' working status, but significant differences by the SES of family. Fifth, there were significant correlations between children''s daily hassles and the compliance of mothers'' expectations. Sixth, there were some differences in daily hassles by the number of extracurricular activities and workbooks. The more children attended at the extracurricular activities and workbooks, the more daily hassles. Seventh, 6% of children''s daily hassles were explained by the mood of children''s temperament and the compliance, school-related skills of mothers'' expectations. In conclusion, children''s daily hassles were affected by children''s temperament and mothers'' expectations.