유아기 아버지의 양육효능감과 양육참여도와의 관계

Abstract

The relationship between Father's Parenting Self-Efficacy and Paternal Child Rearing Involvement

Hwang Sun Sil

Early Childhood Education Department Graduate School of Education, Pukyong National University

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to pave the way for finding a theoretical solution and for encouraging fathers to paternal involvement in child rearing. Based of the purpose of this study, the key questions of this study are as followings.

1, How father's demographic Variables affect parenting self-efficacy? 2, How father's demographic Variables affect paternal child rearing involvement? 3, How do parenting self-efficacy and Paternal Child Rearing Involvement relate to each other?

The object of this study was 380 fathers who have a child attending kindergarten in Busan at the age of 3 to 5. Well-Parker and Choi Hyung Sung's(2001) index of self-efficacy was used as a measurement of parenting self-efficacy. And Lee Hae-Kyung(2007)'s index, referred to questionnaire Choi Kyung-Sun(1992) and Jeon Hyo-Sook(1990), was used as a measurement of child rearing involvement. Data processing was calculated based on a a correlation coefficient : T-test, F-test and Person. Considering demographic variables, the results from this study were as follows : First, parenting self-efficacy was little affected by the level of income, but the level of parenting self-efficacy and its subcategories were affected by age, level of education, occupation, average weekly working hours, and whether wife was employed or not. Second, paternal child rearing involvement was little affected by the level of income, but the level of paternal child rearing involvement and its subcategories were affected by age, level of education, occupation, average weekly working hours, and whether wife was employed or not. Third, as a result of analyzing the relationship between parenting self-efficacy and paternal child rearing involvement, parenting self-efficacy was highly correlated with their participation in child rearing. This result can be considered as follow : The more parenting self-efficacy, the more paternal child rearing involvement.

Looking into parenting self-efficacy and paternal child rearing involvement based on father's demographic variables, this study tells you how demographic variables affect both parenting self-efficacy and paternal child rearing involvement. On the other hand, this study can find its meaning in increasing level of parenting self-efficacy and in providing various programs and information, which makes fathers to be involved in child rearing.