The Effect of Maternal Attachment and Parental Involvement in Education on Children’s School Adaptation: The Mediating Effect of Academic Self-efficacy
AUTHOR : 민미희
INFORMATION : page. 51~64 / 2023 Vol.30 No.2
ABSTRACT
Many elementary school students have difficulty adjusting to school, with the rate of suspension of elementary school students increasing every year. This study attempts to examine the mediating effect of academic self-efficacy in the relationship between maternal attachment, parental involvement in education and children's school adaptation. For this purpose, 1,281 fifth graders(662 boys and 619 girls) in the 12th year data from Panel Study on Korean Children(PSKC) were studied. The results of the study analyzing the structural equation model are as follows. First, maternal attachment has a significant impact on academic self-efficacy and school adaptation, parental involvement in learning has a significant impact on academic self-efficacy and school adaptation, and academic self-efficacy has a significant impact on school adaptation. Second, the impact of maternal attachment on children's school adaptation showed a significant indirect effect through children's academic self-efficacy, and the impact of parental involvement in learning on children's school adaptation showed a significant indirect effect through children's academic self-efficacy. This study suggests that maternal attachment, parental involvement in learning, and children's academic self-efficacy should be taken into consideration to help elementary school students better adapt to their school life.