The Effects of Attachment and Temperament on the Emotional and Social Competence of Children
AUTHOR : 황소연,방희정
INFORMATION : page. 147~165 / 2012 Vol.19 No.3
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to comprehensively investigate the attachment representation of children
based on the narrative method and the relationship between attachment representations, temperament,
emotional and social competence. Children\'s attachments, as represented in their narrative responses, were
classified as very secure(45.8%), weak secure(24.1%), insecure-avoidant(26.5%), and insecure-disorganized
(3.6%). In addition, the attachment representation did not appear to differ according to the gender.
ANOVA was performed in order to assess the differences in the emotional and social competence of the
children according to the attachment representation. The emotional and social competence of the children
differed according to the type of attachment representation. Correlation analysis was performed to examine
the relationship between the attachment representation, temperament, emotional and social competence of
the children. Finally, Multiple Regression Analysis was used to assess the effects of children\'s attachment
representation and temperament on their emotional and social competence. The theoretical and practical
implications of these findings were also discussed.