유아의 주의집중력, 문제행동 및 정서능력과 사회적 능력 = Young Children`s Social Competence with Attention Ability, Behavioral Problems and Emotional Competence

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference of young children`s attention ability, behavioral problems, emotional and social competence according to their gender. In addition, the relation among young children`s attention ability, behavioral problems, emotional competence and social competence were examined. And the effects of gender, attention ability, behavioral problems and emotional competence on social competence were examined, too. Participants of this study were 237 5-year-old children. To analyze the data, mean, frequency, percent, t-test, Pearson`s correlation, and multiple regression were used. The results showed that young children`s attention ability, behavioral problems, emotional and social competence were varied according to their gender. Girl`s attention ability, emotional and social competence were higher than boys`, while behavioral problems were lower than boys`. Moreover, significant negative correlations were found between social competence and attention ability, and between social competnece and behavioral problems. On the contrary, positive correlations were found between social competence and emotional competence. Lastly, gender, attention ability, behavioral problems and emotional competence explained about 23~51% of young children`s social competence.