| The Mediating Effect of Self-Efficacy on the Relationship between Father's Child-Rearing Attitude and Children's Prosocial Behavior |
| Kyungsoo Yang |
| Department of Child & Social Welfare, Kyung Woon University |
| Corresponding Author:
Kyungsoo Yang ,Tel: +82-54-479-1324, Fax: +82-54-479-1328 , Email: ksyang@ikw.ac.kr |
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Received: November 24, 2010; Revised: December 7, 2010 Accepted: January 3, 2011. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between fathers' child-rearing attitude and children's prosocial behavior. The participants were 410 children aged 3-6 years, who completed scales of the fathers' child-rearing attitude, children's prosocial behavior, and self-efficacy. The data were analyzed in terms of a hypothesized structural equation model using AMOS 7.0. The results were as following. Firstly, the fathers' child-rearing attitude was found to have a direct effect on children's prosocial behavior and self-efficacy. Secondly, children's self-efficacy was also found to affect children's prosocial behavior directly. Thirdly, children's self-esteem have a mediated effect on the relationship between fathers' child-rearing attitude and the children's prosocial behavior. |
| Keywords:
self-efficacy, father`s child-rearing attitude, prosocial behavior |
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