A study on the peer acceptance of children and related variables

아동의 또래 수용도 및 관련변인

The purpose of this study was to examine the peer acceptance of children as a function of children's behavioral traits, mother- and father- child attachment and family-related variables. The sample was consisted of 224 5th grade children from elementary school in Kwang-ju. Data were gathered through questionnaires of peer acceptance, behavioral assessment, mother- and father-child attachment, and family- related variable. The results show that the children's behavioral traits, mother-child attachment, and the sibling's being has the significant differences on the peer acceptance of children. Among these variables, prosocial behavior was the most significnat variable.