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Mediating Effects of Playfulness on the Relationships between Children’s Self-Efficacy, Emotional Expression, and Kindergarten Adjustment

  • Global Creative Leader: Education & Learning
  • Abbr : GCL
  • 2022, 12(2), pp.1-24
  • DOI : 10.34226/gcl.2022.12.2.1
  • Publisher : Research Institute for Gifted & Talented Education, Soongsil University
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education
  • Received : May 14, 2022
  • Accepted : June 16, 2022
  • Published : June 30, 2022

Kang, Su-Yeon 1 CHO GYU-PAN 1

1동아대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between self-efficacy, emotional expression, playfulness, and kindergarten adjustment and to examine the mediating effects of playfulness. For the purpose, this study conducted a survey that targeted the children (4 to 5-year-old) in B city and 182 children participated in the questionnaire survey. Pearson's Correlation analysis analyzed and measured the data for the relationship among variables and hierarchical regression analysis to test the mediating effects of playfulness. The results showed positive correlations between self-efficacy, emotional expression, playfulness and kindergarten adjustment. Playfulness has a partial mediating effect on the relationship between self-efficacy, emotional expression, and kindergarten adjustment. Consequently, these results suggest the development of that kindergarten adjustment through the self-efficacy, emotional expression and playfulness through various provided programs related to play-based activities for children and training programs for teachers and parents.

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