부모의 공감능력과 유아의 공감능력, 배려행동, 행복감 간의 구조적 관계

• Published in: 가정과삶의질연구 Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 51 - 68
• Main Authors: 안선정(Sunjung An), 임지영(Jiyoung Lim)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 가정과삶의질학회 01.06.2020
• Subjects: 생활과학; 행복감(happiness); 유아의 공감능력(preschoolers’ empathy); 배려행동(caring behavior); 부모의 공감능력(parents’ empathy)
• ISSN: 2765-1932; 2765-2432
• DOI: 10.7466/JKHMA.2020.38.2.51

The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in preschoolers’ cognitive and affective empathy based on socio-demographic variables and to explore the relationships among parents’ empathy, preschoolers’ empathy, caring behaviors, and happiness. Subjects for this study were 301 preschoolers and their parents. Parents’ empathy was assessed by the Korean Version of Questionnaire of Cognitive and Affective Empathy(K-QCAE). Preschoolers’ empathy was assessed by the Questionnaire of Cognitive and Affective Empathy(QCAE). Preschoolers’ caring behaviors were assessed by the caring behaviors scale(Kim, 2015), and happiness was assessed by the happiness scale(Lee, 2010). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, confirmatory factor analysis(CFA), and structural equation model(SEM) with the SPSS 25.0 and AMOS 23.0 program. The major results of this study were as follows. First, fathers’ empathy showed direct effects on preschoolers’ cognitive and affective empathy and happiness. And mothers’ empathy showed direct effects on preschoolers’ cognitive and affective empathy. Second, preschoolers’ cognitive empathy showed direct effects on preschoolers’ caring behaviors. And preschoolers’ caring behaviors showed direct effects on preschoolers’ happiness. Third, preschoolers’ cognitive empathy mediated the effects of parents’ empathy on preschoolers’ caring behaviors. And preschoolers’ caring behaviors mediated the effects of preschoolers’ cognitive empathy on preschoolers’ happiness. The findings of this study will contribute to designing intervention programs to improve preschoolers’ cognitive and affective empathy. KCI Citation Count: 0