Studies on Relations between Goodness of Fit in Mother-children Temperament Interaction and Problem Behaviors of Children

Abstract Studies on Relations between Goodness of Fit in Mother-children Temperament Interaction and Problem Behaviors of Children Ha Hyun-yee * ․ Jung HaeRee * ․ Lee Soo Jin ** ․ Chae Han *,$ * Div. of Longevity and Biofunctional Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University** Dept. of Psychotherapy, College of Nursing and Public Health, Kyungil University Objectives The purpose of this study was to identify the importance of goodness of fit in mother-child temperamental interaction (MCTI) and the child problem behaviors. Methods The behavior problem of 180 child outpatients from traditional Korean medical clinic was measured with Korean version of Child Behavior Checklists, and the temperament of child and their mother was measured with Junior Temperament and Character Inventory and Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised-Short. The MCTI was calculated as the difference of the temperament score between mother and child. The correlation and linear regression analysis was performed to examine the effects of temperament on Child Behavior Checklists.