This study was intended to examine the moderating effect of South Korean children’s encounter with children from multicultural families on the relationship between their fathers' perception of multicultural families and their racial awareness. Research participants include 273 South Korean children between 3 and 5 years of age and their fathers. Self-reported questionnaires were given to the fathers, and their children were also asked to respond to the items measuring their racial awareness, as well as their encounter with children from multicultural families. In this study, three racial categories, including Asian, White, and Black, were used to assess children’s racial awareness. The results of the study indicate that children tend to positively perceive Asian, White, and Black. While their perception of Asian was the most positive, that of Black was the least positive. The fathers' perception of multicultural families was significantly associated with their children’s perception of Black only. The children’s encounter with children from multicultural families did not moderate the relationship between their fathers’ perception of multicultural families and their racial awareness of White, but did the relationship between their fathers’ perception of multicultural families and their racial awareness of Asian and Black. The present study emphasizes the significance of enhancing fathers’ anti-bias recognition of multicultural families for their children’s positive perception of different cultures.

本研究旨在检验韩国儿童与来自多元文化家庭的儿童的接触对其父亲对多元文化家庭的看法与其种族意识之间关系的调节作用。研究参与者包括 273 名 3 至 5 岁的韩国儿童及其父亲。给父亲们提供了自我报告的问卷，他们的孩子也被要求回答衡量他们种族意识的项目，以及他们与来自多元文化家庭的孩子的接触。在这项研究中，三个种族类别，包括亚洲人、白人和黑人，被用来评估儿童的种族意识。研究结果表明，儿童倾向于积极地看待亚洲人、白人和黑人。虽然他们对亚洲人的看法是最积极的，黑色是最不积极的。父亲对多元文化家庭的看法与其子女仅对黑人的看法显着相关。儿童与多元文化家庭儿童的接触并未调节其父亲对多元文化家庭的认知与其对白人的种族意识之间的关系，但对父亲对多元文化家庭的认知与其对亚裔和黑人的种族意识之间的关系起到调节作用。本研究强调了提高父亲对多元文化家庭的反偏见认知对孩子对不同文化的积极看法的重要性。儿童与多元文化家庭儿童的接触并未调节其父亲对多元文化家庭的认知与其对白人的种族意识之间的关系，但对父亲对多元文化家庭的认知与其对亚裔和黑人的种族意识之间的关系起到调节作用。本研究强调了提高父亲对多元文化家庭的反偏见认知对孩子对不同文化的积极看法的重要性。儿童与多元文化家庭儿童的接触并未调节其父亲对多元文化家庭的认知与其对白人的种族意识之间的关系，但对父亲对多元文化家庭的认知与其对亚裔和黑人的种族意识之间的关系起到调节作用。本研究强调了提高父亲对多元文化家庭的反偏见认知对孩子对不同文化的积极看法的重要性。