모애착과 또래애착이 아동의 갈등해결전략에 미치는 영향

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences of conflict resolution strategies by the attachment of children. In order to obtain research purpose, the following research questions were established. First, how do mother and peer attachment of children had an effect on conflict resolution strategies? Second, taking sex, was there a difference between mother attachment and peer attachment in conflict resolution strategies? Third, of peer attachment and mother attachment, how attachment do have more effected on conflict resolution strategies? Fourth, taking sex, of peer attachment and mother attachment, how do have more effected on conflict resolution strategies?

The subjects of this study were 435 elementary school student(184 boys and 163 girls) in Pusan. Children completed a set of questionnaires including Ok Jung`s(1998) 「Inventory of Mother and Peer Attachment (IPPA-R)」, Bae`s(2000) 「The Conflict Resolution Measure」.

The data were analyzed by simple regression, multiple regression. The results of the study are as follows. First, mother and peer attachment of children had an effect on conflict resolution strategies significantly and they had most effect on compromising and cooperating. Second, taking sex, there was a difference between mother attachment and peer attachment in conflict resolution strategies. Third, peer attachment had more effected on conflict resolution strategies than mother attachment. Fourth, mother attachment, peer attachment worked to boys in conflict resolution strategies. But girls be worked to only peer attachment in conflict resolution strategies.

The results of the study could provide useful information to understand children`s conflict resolution strategies and further to help children suffering from school maladjustment and school violence.