| The Effects of Mothers’ Parental Beliefs and Mother-Child Attachment on Children’s Self Management Skills through Self-Regulation |
| Bo Ra Kwon1, Young Eun Chang2 |
1Department of Family Welfare and Housing Environment, Chung-Ang University
2Department of Family Welfare, Chung-Ang University |
| Corresponding Author:
Young Eun Chang ,Tel: +82-31-670-4789, Fax: +82-31-675-4746, Email: yechang@cau.ac.kr |
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Received: June 26, 2012; Revised: July 6, 2012 Accepted: September 5, 2012. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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The main aim of the current study is to examine the effects of mothers’ parental beliefs and mother-child attachment on school-aged children’s time management and life management skills through the mediation effects of children’s self-regulation. Study participants included a total of 317 fifth- and sixth-grade children at elementary schools located in Seoul and Gyeong-gi area, and their 317 mothers. Children and mothers completed questionnaires and Structural Equation Modeling was adapted as the main analysis technique. The findings were the following: First, mothers’ parental beliefs that emphasize the child’s independence were significantly related to greater self-regulation ability in children, indicated by cognitive, motivational, and behavior regulation. Second, better quality of mother-child attachment perceived by children was also found to predict greater self-regulation in children. Third, children’s self-regulation was strongly related to time and life management skills. When the child is better at self control, the child showed greater management skills, both in time and everyday life. Finally, as hypnotized, the test yielded a significant mediation effect of self-regulation in the association from mothers’ parental beliefs and mother-child attachment to children’s time and life management skills. The findings suggested the important role of parental beliefs about child rearing and attachment between mother and child in developing self-regulation and management skills of school-aged children. |
| Keywords:
parental beliefs, attachment, self-regulation, time management, life management |
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