본 연구에서는 애착이 양육태도에 미치는 영향에서 자존감의 매개역할을 살펴보았다. 서울 소재 온라인대학에서 상담심리학 과목을 수강하는 학생 중 자녀가 있는 461명을 대상으로 하여 애착유형, 자존감, 양육태도를 측정하였다. 양육태도점수에서 애착유형에 따른 주효과가 있는지 알아보기 위해 변량분석을 시도하였는데, 애정적 태도, 적대적 태도, 통제적 태도 점수에서 주효과가 나타났다. 안정애착은 회피애착이나 불안애착에 비해 애정적 태도 점수가 유의미하게 높았고 적대적 태도 점수는 유의미하게 낮았다. 통제적 태도 점수에서는 불안애착이 가장 높은 점수를 얻었다. 애착의 하위차원과 양육태도 차원의 상관분석 결과, 애착의 의존 차원은 주로 애정-적대 차원 양육태도와 상관을 나타냈다. 애착의 친밀 차원과 불안 차원은 양육태도의 애정-적대 차원과 자율-통제 차원에 동시에 상관을 나타냈는데 상관 패턴은 반대였다. 그리고 애착이 양육태도로 이어지는 경로에서 자존감의 매개역할을 살펴보았다. 매개분석에 따르면, 애정-적대 양육태도 차원을 종속변인으로 하였을 때는 독립변인인 애착의 영향을 자존감이 부분매개하는 것으로 나타났다. 자율-통제 양육태도 차원을 종속변인으로 하였을 때는 독립변인인 애착의 영향을 자존감이 완전매개하는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 본 연구의 의의 및 한계에 대해 논의하였다.
This study examined the effects of attachment ability and self-esteem on hostile parenting attitude and repressive parenting attitude. 461 online university students who were at parents status and took counseling psychology class participated this study and filled out Adult Attachment Scale(AAS), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale(RSES), Maternal Behavior Research Instrument(MBRI) and Repressive attitude subscale of Parental Meta-Emotion Scale(PMES). ANOVA analysis were accomplished to identify main effect of attachment style over parenting attitude. The result was that parents with secure attachment style showed higher affective parenting attitude score and lower hostile attitude score than avoidant attachment style and anxious attachment style. Parents with anxious attachment style got higher repressive attitude score than any other attachment style. Correlation analysis showed that only the affect-hostile dimension of parenting attitude was related with depend dimension of attachment. As for close and anxiety dimension of attachment, both the affect-hostile dimension and autonomy-control dimension of parenting attitude were related, but with opposite direction. Regression analysis was accomplished to find out mediating roles of self-esteem along the path from attachment ability to parenting attitude. As a result, there was partial mediation role of self-esteem when dependent variable was the affect-hostile parenting attitude. When dependent variable was the autonomy-control parenting attitude, there was full mediation effect of self-esteem. Finally the significance and limitation of this study were discussed.
This study examined the effects of attachment ability and self-esteem on hostile parenting attitude and repressive parenting attitude. 461 online university students who were at parents status and took counseling psychology class participated this study and filled out Adult Attachment Scale(AAS), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale(RSES), Maternal Behavior Research Instrument(MBRI) and Repressive attitude subscale of Parental Meta-Emotion Scale(PMES). ANOVA analysis were accomplished to identify main effect of attachment style over parenting attitude. The result was that parents with secure attachment style showed higher affective parenting attitude score and lower hostile attitude score than avoidant attachment style and anxious attachment style. Parents with anxious attachment style got higher repressive attitude score than any other attachment style. Correlation analysis showed that only the affect-hostile dimension of parenting attitude was related with depend dimension of attachment. As for close and anxiety dimension of attachment, both the affect-hostile dimension and autonomy-control dimension of parenting attitude were related, but with opposite direction. Regression analysis was accomplished to find out mediating roles of self-esteem along the path from attachment ability to parenting attitude. As a result, there was partial mediation role of self-esteem when dependent variable was the affect-hostile parenting attitude. When dependent variable was the autonomy-control parenting attitude, there was full mediation effect of self-esteem. Finally the significance and limitation of this study were discussed.
