다문화가정 이주민 어머니의 문화적응과 유아자녀의 언어 및 사회 능력과의 관계

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Objectives: This study aimed to explore the relationships between maternal acculturation and preschool children’s language and social abilities in multicultural families. Methods: Participants were immigrant mothers and their preschool aged children (3 to 6 years old), residing in Seoul and Gyung-gi areas. Maternal acculturation was measured using a mother’s self-report measure; the preschooler’s social abilities were measured using a teacher-rating measure; and the preschooler’s expressive and receptive language abilities were measured using individual language ability tests. Data from a total of 54 dyads of mother (mean age=33.46 years old, SD=5.26) and child (27 boys and 27 girls; mean age=52.54 months old, SD=12.89) were included in the analyses. Partial correlation analyses controlling for the child’s age (months old) and hierarchical multiple regression analyses (entering the child’s age in Step 1 and maternal acculturation in Step 2) were conducted. Results: The researchers found that integration is the maternal acculturation factor that positively affects receptive language abilities of preschoolers in multi-cultural families. Integration and assimilation are the maternal acculturation factors that positively affect leadership and sociability of preschoolers in multi-cultural families. Conclusions: This study verified the importance of maternal integration and assimilation acculturation in the development of language and social development of preschoolers in multi-cultural families.

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