Korean adults' beliefs about the essence of children's traits

본 연구는 한국 성인들이 아동 특질의 본질에 대해 어떠한 믿음을 가지고 있는 지를 알아보고자 실시되었다. 구체적으로 이 연구를 통해, (1) 한국 성인들이 일반적으로 아동 특질에 대해 지니는 믿음의 유형, (2) 아동 특질에 대한 믿음에 있어서 개념적 정합성(coherence) 존재 유무, (3) 특질 유형에 따른 믿음의 차이, 그리고 (4) 특질의 긍부정성에 따른 믿음의 차이를 검증하고자 하였다. 연구 1에는 어머니 102명이, 연구 2에는 대학생 102명이 참여하였다. 연구 결과, 어머니와 대학생간의 아동의 특질에 대한 믿음 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 전반적으로 한국 성인들은 아동의 특질이 변화할 수 있다는 증진적 관점(incremental view)을 가지고 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 그러한 관점에는 개념적 정합성이 존재했다. 또한 특질 중에서 ‘똑똑한’, ‘고집 센’은 다른 특질보다 더 안정적이고 선천적인 특질이라고 생각하는 반면, 특질 ‘공부 못 하는’은 더 변화될 여지가 많은 특질이라고 생각했다. 특질의 긍정, 부정성에 따라 성인의 믿음 양상이 달라지는 결과는 나타나지 않았다. 본 연구 결과는 아동의 특질에 대한 한국 성인들의 믿음을 밝힌 최초의 연구 결과로 한국 부모의 양육태도의 근원을 밝히는 향후 연구의 경험적 토대를 마련할 수 있으리라 기대한다.

keywords: 특질, 본질, 사회 인지, 사람 지각, traits, essence, social cognition, person perception

Abstract

This study examined four questions. First, what kind of view do Korean adults have about the children's traits? Second, do adults' beliefs of children's traits have conceptual coherence? Third, can adults' beliefs about children's trait vary depending on the types of traits? Last, do adults' beliefs about positive and negative traits of children differ from each other? One hundred-two Korean mothers participated in Study 1, and one hundred-two Korean college students participated in Study 2. The results indicated that there was no significant differences between Korean mothers and college students in their views about the essence of children's traits. Overall, the results showed that Korean adults have incremental views about children's traits: they believe the children's traits are changeable and affected by the environment. This research is an initial attempt to investigate the nature of Korean adults' beliefs about children's traits. The results will provide a foundation for future studies on the development of beliefs about traits, and the origins of Korean parenting styles.

keywords: 특질, 본질, 사회 인지, 사람 지각, traits, essence, social cognition, person perception

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Vol.27 No.2

아동 특질의 본질에 대한 한국 성인의 믿음

Korean adults' beliefs about the essence of children's traits

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