NEO아동성격검사에 따른 초등학생의 성격특성과 스트레스 대처방식의 관계

국문 초록 (Abstract)

본 연구는 NEO아동성격검사에 따른 초등학생의 성격특성(신경증: N, 외향성: E, 개방성: O, 친화성: A, 성실성: C)이 스트레스 대처방식(적극적 대처, 소극적 대처, 회피적 대처, 공격적 대처, 사회지지 추구적 대처)과 어떠한 관계가 있는지 알아보고자 하였다. 연구 대상은 326명(남 158, 여 168)의 초등학생이고, 안현의, 안창규, 김동일(2006)이 개발한 ‘NEO아동성격검사’와 민하영과 유안진(1998)이 개발한 ‘일상적 생활 스트레스에 대한 아동의 대처행동 척도’를 사용하였다. 대처행동 척도에 대한 타당성 검증을 위해 요인분석을 실시한 결과, 민하영과 유안진(1998)의 다섯 가지 유형의 대처방식은 긍정적 감정과 관련된 요인 1 (적극적 대처, 회피적 대처, 사회지지 추구적 대처방식)과 부정적 감정과 관련된 요인 2 (소극적 대처, 공격적 대처방식)로 묶여 나타났다. 상관관계분석 결과, 아동의 Big Five의 특성요인 중 신경증(N) 요인은 부정적 감정과 관련된 소극적 대처, 공격적 대처방식과 정적 상관관계를 나타내고, 외향성(E), 친화성(A), 성실성(C) 요인은 긍정적 감정과 관련된 적극적 대처, 사회지지 추구적 대처방식과 정적 상관관계를 나타내며, 개방성(O) 요인은 긍정적ㆍ부정적 감정과 관련된 적극적 대처, 사회지지 추구적 대처, 소극적 대처방식과 정적 상관관계를 나타냈다. 그러나 성인 및 청소년을 대상으로 한 Big Five 특성요인과 대처 방식에 대한 선행 연구 결과와는 달리 아동을 대상으로 한 본 연구에서는, 회피적 대처방식이 신경증(N) 요인과 개방성(O) 요인 뿐 아니라 외향성(E), 성실성(C) 요인과도 유의미한 정적 상관관계를 나타냈다. 판별분석결과, 아동의 Big Five 특성요인 중 신경증(N) 특성은 소극적 대처, 공격적 대처와 같은 부정적 대처방식을 주로 사용하는 아동을 분류하고, 나머지 개방성(O), 친화성(A), 성실성(C), 외향성(E)의 성격 특성은 적극적 대처, 회피적 대처, 사회지지 추구적 대처방식과 같은 긍정적 대처방식을 주로 사용하는 아동을 판별하는 의미 있는 변인인 것으로 나타났다.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between the Big Five personality traits (Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness) and stress coping styles (active, passive, aggressive, avoidant or social support seeking) in elementary school students. NEO Personality Assessment System and Daily Hassles Coping Scale were administered to 326 fourth, fifth and sixth graders (male 158, female 168) who consented to the study. Factor analysis results showed that five coping styles were categorized into Factor 1(active, avoidant, social support seeking) and Factor 2(passive, aggressive). Neuroticism positively correlated with passive and aggressive coping styles which were included in the factor 2, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness significantly correlated with active and social support seeking ones which were classified into the factor 1, and Openness correlated positively with both factor 2 and a part of factor 1 (avoidant). Additional discriminant analysis was conducted to discover that children high in Neuroticism primarily used the passive and aggressive stress coping behaviors, while children high in Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness preferred to use active, avoidant, and social support seeking. Such results indicate that children of elementary school age show different stress coping behaviors from adults according to their Big Five personality traits.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• 서론
• 재료 및 방법
• 결과
• 고찰
• 참고문헌
• 국문초록

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