어머니의 신체적 위험에 대한 태도와 과보호 양육행동이 유아의 위험감수놀이 참여에 미치는 영향 = The Effect of Mothers' Attitudes toward Physical Risk and Overprotective Parenting Behaviors on Children's Participation in Risky Play

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study aimed to examine the effect of mothers’ attitudes toward physical risk and overprotective parenting behaviors on children’s participation in risky play. Participants included 370 mothers and their children aged 3 to 5 residing in Seoul and Gyeonggi. The survey measured mothers’ attitudes toward physical risk, overprotective parenting behaviors and children’s participation in risky play. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, one-way ANOVA, correlation analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis were conducted. The results were as follows. First, mothers’ attitudes toward physical risk, overprotective parenting behaviors, and children’s participation in risky play were all reported to be at relatively low levels. Second, even after controlling for children’s sex and age, mothers’ attitudes toward physical risk and overprotective parenting behaviors significantly predicted children’s participation in risky play. Specifically, higher levels of mothers’ attitudes toward physical risk were associated with greater participation in risky play, whereas higher levels of overprotective behavior were associated with lower participation. In conclusion, to promote children’s participation in risky play, it is necessary to foster mothers’ positive attitudes toward physical risk while reducing overprotective parenting behaviors.