Journal of Families and Better Life (가정과삶의질연구)

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Father Attachment/Mother Attachment and Ego-Resiliency as Mediators of Self-Competence

학령기 아동의 부/모애착과 자아탄력성과의 관계 : 자기역량감을 중심으로

  • 조희금 (대구대학교 가정복지학과) ;
  • 민하영 (대구가톨릭대학교 아동학과)
  • Received : 2012.07.15
  • Accepted : 2012.09.13
  • Published : 2012.10.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate relations among father attachment/mother attachment, self-competence and ego-resiliency in school aged children. Path analysis was utilized to examine relations among variables. The subjects were 701 school children attended in elementary schools in Daegu and Gyeongbuk Province. The collected data were analyzed by Structural Equation Modeling(SEM), by the use of SPSS 19.0. and AMOS 19.0 Results indicate that (1) Both of father attachment and mother attachment have not direct effect on ego-resiliency but self-competence has direct effect on ego-resiliency. (2) Father attachment and mother attachment influence ego-resiliency in paths through self-competence. And father attachment influence more on self-competence and ego-resiliency than mother attachment.

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