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KMID : 1022520140180030001
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Journal of Play Therapy
2014 Volume.18 No. 3 p.1 ~ p.16
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The Influences of mother’s child-rearing attitudes on infant’s empathy ability: the mediating effect of self-esteem
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Lee Sook
Ryu Hyun-Kang
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediating effects of self-esteem on the relation between mother``s child-rearing attitudes and infant``s empathy ability. The subjects were 151 infant who 4-5 year-olds attending kindergarten in gwangju and their mothers. Results of the study are summarized as follows. First, with respect to mother``s child-rearing attitude, infant``s self-esteem and empathy ability by gender, there was no statistically significant difference. But, with respect to mother``s child-rearing attitudes, self-esteem and infant``s empathy ability by age, it shows statistically significant difference. That is, mother``s rejection or controlled attitudes of 4 years-old was higher than 5 years-old. And self-esteem of 4 years-old was higher than 5 years-old. In addition. increasing age was increased empathy ability. Second, infant``s empathy ability according to mother``s affectionate attitude was partial mediated by self-esteem.
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KEYWORD
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empathy ability, mother`s child-rearing attitude, self-esteem
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