Child Health Nurs Res.  2017 Jul;23(3):329-339. 10.4094/chnr.2017.23.3.329.

Effect of Sexual Maturation, Parenting Attitude and Maturity Fear on Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Elementary School Girls

• Cho HH
• Moon SH

• KMID: 2388599
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2017.23.3.329

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was conducted to identify the sexual maturation, parenting attitude, maturity fear and emotional and behavioral problems of girls in elementary school, and to examine the relation between these variables and factors that influence emotional and behavioral problems.
METHODS
Participants were 128 second, third and fourth year students from 3 elementary schools. Data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA and Scheffé test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression with SPSS/WIN 21.0.
RESULTS
Emotional and behavioral problems were related to eating rate, eating breakfast, frequency of late-night snacks and main communicator on pubertal development. Emotional and behavioral problems showed a positive correlation with maturity fear and father's parenting attitude (strictness) and a negative correlation with parenting attitude and father's parenting attitude (intimacy). Maturity fear, father's parenting attitude, eating breakfast, and main communicator on pubertal development had significant influence on emotional and behavioral problems of girls in elementary school.
CONCLUSION
Findings show that for effective management of emotional and behavioral problems in elementary school girls, programs including coping with maturity fear, supportive parenting of father, diet education, and functional communication with mother on pubertal development should be developed.

Keyword

Sexual maturation; Parenting; Fear; Problem behavior

MeSH Terms

Breakfast
Diet
Eating
Education
Fathers
Female*
Humans
Mothers
Parenting*
Parents*
Problem Behavior*
Sexual Maturation*
Snacks