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KMID : 1022520070110020105
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Journal of Play Therapy
2007 Volume.11 No. 2 p.105 ~ p.121
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Parenting behaviors and young children’s problem behaviors by couple’s attachment style and combined attachment pattern
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Yu Jeong-In
Kim Yeong-Hee
Jeon Myeong-Ja
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to explore individual attachment styles and combined attachment patterns for parents, to identify the differences in young children’s problem behaviors according to the couple’s attachment style and combined attachment pattern, and thus to provide foundational resources for practical application in parental as well as children education and counseling. Subjects of this study were consisted of 216 couples having children aged between 3 and 5 drawn from one kindergarten and two daycare centers in Daejeon and Cheongju city. The pilot study was used to examine the applicability of survey instruments. Data were analyzed by SPSS with the method of frequency, percentage, Cronbach α, and ANOVA with Duncan post-hoc test. The results of this research were as follows: First, in terms of the couple’s attachment styles, for both mothers and fathers, those who are included into avoidant style were most frequent, followed by the stable and unstable styles. As for the couple’s combined attachment pattern, more than 50% couples showed unstable-unstable pattern and the other couples were evenly included into stable-stable, stable-unstable, and unstable-stable patterns. Second, mothers perceived children’s internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors differently according to mothers’ attachment styles. When fathers showed stable attachment style, mothers perceived that children’s internalizing problem behavior was higher than other styles. When mothers showed unstable or avoidant style, fathers perceived that children’s internalizing problem behavior was high. Third, children’s internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors showed differences depending on the combined attachment patterns of couples.
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KEYWORD
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combined attachment pattern, couple’s attachment style, young children’s problem behaviors
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