A Study on the Relations Between Mothers' and Teachers' Perception of Temperament and Child's Adjustment to Preschool

어머니와 교사가 지각한 아동의 기질 및 유치원 적응간의 관계연구

The purpose of the study was to examine the relations between mothers' and teachers' perceptions of temperament and children's adjustment to preschool. The subjects were 115 4~5 years old children. The instruments were the Parent Temperament Questionnaire and the Preschool Adjustment Questionnaire. The data were analyzed with t-test, Pearson's r and multiple regression. It was found that there were differences between mothers and teachers in perception of child's temperament. Children who were well adjusted in the preschool classroom were perceived by their teachers as being high in adaptability, activity and responsivity and by mothers as being high in adaptability.