The Relationship between Temperament and Problem Behaviors in Elementary School Children

• Main Authors: Shun-Ying Chou, 周舜瑩
• Other Authors: 周立勳
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/56695976275471394893

碩士 === 國立嘉義大學 === 輔導與諮商學系研究所 === 96 === The purpose of this study aimed to investigate the relationship between children’s temperament and problem behaviors. Subjects for the study included 750 parents and their children studying in elementary schools in Chiayi. The data was analyzed through parents’ beliefs in children’s temperament scale and children’s problem scale, together with multivariate statistical analysis, cor-relation analysis and canonical correlation analysis. The results are as follows: 1. The significant differences in children's temperament resulted from gender, socioeconomic status and family structures. 2. The significant differences found among children’s problem behaviors were related to gender, parents’ marital status, socioeconomic status and family structures. 3. The canonical correlation existed between children’s temperament and their problem behaviors. Activity level and quality of mood were the key characteristics affecting children’s behavior problems. Activity level predicted emotional disorders and learning problems. Sociality, moreover, was associated with children’s social problems.