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KMID : 1037320130060010057
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Korean Journal of Infant Mental Health
2013 Volume.6 No. 1 p.57 ~ p.84
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Examinations of Awareness and Needs for Support of Parents and Teachers About Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Children
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Park Na-Young
Park Sung-Ok
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Abstract
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This study investigates the level of awareness of parents and teachers about emotional and behavioral problems of young children and their need for support. First, the highest awareness of parents about emotional and behavioral problems of children was body symptoms followed by anxiety, aggressive action, attention, withdrawal, and affective reaction. On the other hand, teachers perceived attention most strongly followed by aggressive action, anxiety, affective reaction, withdrawal, and body symptoms. A significant difference was found only in aggressive action between teachers and parents. The level of awareness was higher in teachers than parents for all of those items. Second, parents and teachers chose the ‘relationship between parents’ as the reason of emotional and behavioral problems of children. A significant difference was found between parents and teachers in their awareness of emotional and behavioral problems of young children at their kindergartens or with their peers (p<.001). Third, parents respond that they would ‘get advice from close people’ (39.8%) and ‘visit professionals for advice’ (30.4%) to resolve emotional and behavioral problems of their children.
Meanwhile, teachers responded that they would ‘get advice from close people’ (50.7%). Fourth, the biggest need of parents was a ‘chance to have education on infancy’ followed by ‘workshop about emotional and behavioral problems’ and ‘therapeutic education (art, music, and games)’. The biggest need of teachers was ‘advice for parents’ followed by ‘workshop about emotional and behavioral problems’ and ‘therapeutic education (art, music, and games)’. This shows that they have higher needs for education applicable to relationship with young children.
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KEYWORD
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emotional problem, behavioral problem, awareness and support needs
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