본 연구는 어머니의 유관조절행동의 경향을 알아보고 자녀의 인지적 능력에 대한 어머니의 인식, 양육효능감, 유아의 인지 능력, 어머니와 유아가 공유하는 정서와 어머니의 유관조절행동과의 관계는 어떠한지 알아보는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 대전광역시에 거주하는 만 5세 유아와 어머니 40쌍을 대상으로 가정에서 블록 쌓기와 상자에 조각넣기 과제를 수행하였고 비디오로 촬영하였다. 연구결과 어머니는 비유관조절행동보다 유관조절행동을 더 많이 하는 것으로 나타났다. 자녀의 인지적 능력에 대한 어머니 인식의 정확성, 양육효능감, 유아의 인지 능력, 어머니와 유아가 공유하는 정서는 변화 크기가 0과 1인 유관조절행동과 유의한 상관관계가 있었으며, 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이들 변인 중 영향을 가장 많이 미치는 것은 자녀의 인지적 능력에 대한 어머니 인식의 정확성이었으며, 양육효능감, 어머니와 유아가 공유하는 정서 순으로 나타났다.

This study investigates the relationship between mothers' contingent shift behaviors and the following variables: mothers' perceptions parenting self-efficacy, children's cognitive abilities, and mother-child mutual affect. Participants were all from Taejeon and consisted of 40 pairs of 5 years old children and their mothers. To collect the data, mother-child interactions at home were observed and videotaped during task performed with building-blocks and task performed with putting the pieces in the box. The results of this study can be summed up as follows. 1. Mothers showed more contingent shift behaviors than they did noncontingent shift behaviors. 2. Mothers' perceptions of their children's cognitive abilities, parenting self-efficacy and children's cognitive abilities positively correlated with mothers' contingent shift behaviors and contingent shift behaviors at level differences of 0 and 1. The mothers' perceptions, their parenting self-efficacy and their children's cognitive abilities were significant predictors of the mothers' contingent shift behaviors at level differences of 0 and 1 3. Mother-child mutual affect positively correlated with mothers' contingent shift behaviors at level differences of 0 and 1. Mother-child mutual affect was a significant predictor of the mothers' contingent shift behaviors at 0 and 1 level differences. 4. The mothers' perceptions were the most significant predictors of their contingent behaviors.

This study investigates the relationship between mothers' contingent shift behaviors and the following variables: mothers' perceptions parenting self-efficacy, children's cognitive abilities, and mother-child mutual affect. Participants were all from Taejeon and consisted of 40 pairs of 5 years old children and their mothers. To collect the data, mother-child interactions at home were observed and videotaped during task performed with building-blocks and task performed with putting the pieces in the box. The results of this study can be summed up as follows. 1. Mothers showed more contingent shift behaviors than they did noncontingent shift behaviors. 2. Mothers' perceptions of their children's cognitive abilities, parenting self-efficacy and children's cognitive abilities positively correlated with mothers' contingent shift behaviors and contingent shift behaviors at level differences of 0 and 1. The mothers' perceptions, their parenting self-efficacy and their children's cognitive abilities were significant predictors of the mothers' contingent shift behaviors at level differences of 0 and 1 3. Mother-child mutual affect positively correlated with mothers' contingent shift behaviors at level differences of 0 and 1. Mother-child mutual affect was a significant predictor of the mothers' contingent shift behaviors at 0 and 1 level differences. 4. The mothers' perceptions were the most significant predictors of their contingent behaviors.