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The Effects of Mother’s Self-differentiation on the Child’s Friendship Quality through Child’s Self-differentiation and Mother-child Relationships

  • The Korean Journal of School Psychology
  • Abbr : KJSP
  • 2018, 15(3), pp.361~378
  • DOI : 10.16983/kjsp.2018.15.3.361
  • Publisher : The Korean Journal of School Psychology
  • Research Area : Social Science > Psychological Science > School / Educational Psychology
  • Received : June 29, 2018
  • Accepted : December 2, 2018
  • Published : December 31, 2018

Youngwha Yang 1 Joeng Ju Ri 1

1전남대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between mother’s self-differentiation and child’s friendship quality, mediated by child’s self-differentiation and mother-child relationships. Participants were recruited from 48 elementary schools in G city, and the fifth and sixth grade students and their mother were asked to participate in a survey. Students completed the questionnaires on child’s self-differentiation, mother-child relationships, and friendship quality. Mothers completed the questionnaire on mother’s self-differentiation. Data from 490 pairs were analyzed using correlation analyses and structural equation modeling. The results of the current study were as follows; First, the relation between mother’s self-differentiation and child’s friendship quality was mediated by child’s self-differentiation. In addition, the relation between mother’s self-differentiation and child’s friendship quality was serially mediated by child’s self-differentiation and mother-child relationships. Therefore, developing various programs to improve mother’s self-differentiation, child’s self-differentiation, and mother-child relationships may help students to build good relationships with their peers.

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