어머니의 정신건강과 양육행동이 유아의 정신건강문제에 미치는 영향

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of mother’s mental health and parenting behavior on young children’s mental health problems. Subjects of this study were composed of 315 mothers who had 3, 4 and 5 years old children attending 5 different nursery schools located in Sejong city. Data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, Cronbach's α, t-test, F-test, Scheffe post-hoc test, and Pearson Product-Moment correlation using SPSS 18.0 program, and path model was analyzed by using AMOS 18.0 program. Also, ‘Bootstrapping Methods’ were used to confirm the statistical significance of parameters’ indirect effect.

The results of this study were as follows:
First, there was difference in mother’s somatic symptom, emotional problem, and interpersonal problem according to birth order and the number of children, and monthly income. Mother’s somatic symptom and interpersonal problems were higher when children’s birth order was 3rd. Also, mother’s interpersonal problem appeared to be higher when mother had more than three children. Mother’s emotional problem was likely to be high as the lower the monthly average income of family was.
Second, there were significant difference in mother’s parenting according to parents’ education level and the number of their children. The lower parents’ education level was, the more mother coercive parenting showed. Mother’s affirmative support parenting was less whereas inconsistent parenting was high as the number of children was over three.
Third, boys had more behavioral and peer relationship problems than girls. Also, The lower mother’s education level was, the more children showed behavioral problem.
Fourth, there were partial differences in the effects of mother’s mental health problem on parenting behavior. Mother’s emotional problem had direct effects on affirmative support and coercive parenting. Also, mother’s inconsistent parenting had direct effects on affirmative support and inconsistent parenting behavior while mother’s somatization symptom did not have any effect on parenting behavior.
Fifth, mother’s mental health problem did not have any effect on behavioral and peer relationship problems whereas children’s emotional problem was affected by mother’s somatic symptom and interpersonal problem.
Sixth, there was partial differences in the effects of parenting behavior on children’s mental health problems. Mother’s affirmative support and inconsistent parenting had direct effects on children’s mental health problems such as behavioral, emotional, and peer relationship problem. Only children’s behavioral problem was affected by mother’s coercive parenting.
Seventh, mother’s parenting was a mediator for the effects of mother’s mental health problem on children’s mental health problem. However, it showed the different mediating effects by the sub-types of mother’s parenting such as affirmative support, coercive, and inconsistent parenting.
In conclusion, this research imply that mother’s parenting should be considered to prevent children’s mental health problems. Also, this research can be used as a primary source to find ways not only to prevent children’s mental health problems, but also to improve mother’s affirmative support parenting for parenting education and counseling.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• I. 서 론 1
• 1. 연구의 필요성과 목적 1
• 2. 연구문제 6
• 3. 연구모형 7
• Ⅱ. 이론적 배경 8
• 1. 유아의 정신건강문제 8
• 2. 어머니의 정신건강과 유아의 정신건강문제 11
• 3. 어머니의 정신건강과 양육행동 15
• 4. 어머니의 정신건강과 양육행동 및 유아의 정신건강문제 18
• Ⅲ. 연구방법 24
• 1. 연구대상 24
• 2. 측정도구 25
• 3. 자료분석 28
• Ⅳ. 결과 및 해석 29
• 1. 조사대상자의 일반적 배경 29
• 2. 일반적 배경에 따른 어머니의 정신건강, 양육행동, 유아의 정신건강 문제 31
• 3. 어머니의 정신건강과 양육행동이 유아의 정신건강문제에 미치는 영향 36
• Ⅴ. 논의 및 결론 50
• 1. 요약 및 논의 50
• 2. 결론 및 제언 60
• 참고문헌 63
• 질 문 지 84