어머니의 우울과 양육행동이 유아의 외현화 문제행동에 미치는 영향

• Published in: Korean Journal of child studies Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 179 - 198
• Main Authors: 도현심(Hyun Sim Doh), 신나나(Nan A Shin), 박보경(Bo Kyung Park), 김민정(Min Jung Kim), 김혜인(Hye In Kim)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국아동학회 2014
• Subjects: 생활과학; 어머니의 양육행동; 유아의 외현화 문제행동; 어머니의 우울; mothers` parenting behavior; preschoolers` externalizing problem behaviors; mothers` depression
• ISSN: 1226-1688; 2234-408X
• DOI: 10.5723/KJCS.2014.35.4.179

The main purpose of this study was to examine direct and indirect effects of mothers' depression on preschoolers' externalizing problem behaviors. A total of 155 mothers with preschoolers aged 3 and 4 years (83 boys and 72 girls) living in Seoul participated in this study. Mothers completed questionnaires on mothers' depression, parenting behavior, and preschoolers' externalizing problem behaviors. Direct and indirect pathways from mothers' depression to preschoolers' externalizing problem behaviors were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). First, it was revealed that mothers' depression did not directly affect preschoolers' externalizing problem behaviors. Second, mothers' depression indirectly influenced preschoolers' externalizing problem behaviors through mothers' parenting behavior. Mothers who reported higher levels of depression showed less warmth/acceptance and more rejection/restriction towards their children, which led to higher levels of preschoolers' externalizing problem behaviors. These findings emphasize the importance of positive parenting by mothers in reducing preschoolers' problem behaviors.