Journal of Families and Better Life (가정과삶의질연구)

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A Structural Analysis of School-Aged Children's Peer Relationship and Its Related Variables

학령기 아동의 또래관계 관련변인들 간의 관계 구조분석

  • Choi, Ja-Eun (Dept. of child studies, Catholic Univ. of Daegu) ;
  • Moon, Dae-Gun (Dept. of child studies, Catholic Univ. of Daegu) ;
  • Moon, Soo-Back (Dept. of child studies, Catholic Univ. of Daegu)
  • 최자은 (대구가톨릭대학교 아동학과) ;
  • 문대근 (대구가톨릭대학교 아동학과) ;
  • 문수백 (대구가톨릭대학교 아동학과)
  • Received : 2012.11.15
  • Accepted : 2013.02.15
  • Published : 2013.02.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the structural relationships among the related variables of peer relationship. 547 schoolage children's social support, self-esteem, empathy and peer relationship. Subjects of this study were 547 elementary school students residing in Daegu-Si completed questionnaires assessing peer relationship, social support, self-esteem, empathy. The sample variance-covariance matrix was analyzed using AMOS 20.0, and the maximum likelihood minimization function. The goodness of fit was evaluated using the SRMR, RMSEA and its 90% confidence interval, CFI, and TLI. The results were as follow. First, children's social support was found to hadn't direct effect on peer relationship. Second, children's self-esteem, empathy have a direct effect on peer relationship. Third, children's social support have a direct effect on self-esteem, empathy. and children's self-esteem have a direct effect on empathy.

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