Korean J Child Stud. 2003; 24(2): 35-49.
Family Factor and the Moral Development of Young Children
유아의 도덕성 발달과 가족요인들과의 관계에 대한 연구
황혜원
Hye Won Hwang
ABSTRACT
Family factors included in this study of the relation of family environment to the moral development of young children were: socioeconomic status, maternal values, mother`s religion and the quality of the home environment. Forty-one 6- to 7-year-old children and their mothers were interviewed and observed in their home settings. Results indicated that the quality of the home environment was positively related to the moral development of children. Mothers who provided a more stimulating home environment had children who received higher scores on the Moral Development Scale. Regression analyses indicated that the quality of the home environment was the most significant predictor of the moral development of young children.
Key words :
moral development, quality of the home environment, young children
