ABSTRACT

This study aims to identify early childhood sociability trajectories and examine their longitudinal associations with behavior problems. Using a population-based data set presented by the Panel Study on Korean Children, sociability trajectories from age 2 to age 4 were identified by latent class growth analysis. Associations between sociability trajectories and behavior problems at first grade were examined with binary logistical regressions. Research Findings: Korean children developed one of the three sociability patterns: low (10.059%), moderate (66.185%), or high (23.756%). Children’s behavior problems at first grade differed according to their early sociability trajectories. First graders with the low sociability trajectory in early childhood were vulnerable to internalizing problems, such as affective or anxiety problems. Practice and Policy: A persistent low preference for being with others observed in early childhood can be a meaningful marker in predicting later internalizing behavior problems.

摘要

本研究旨在确定幼儿社交轨迹并检查其与行为问题的纵向关联。使用韩国儿童小组研究提供的基于人口的数据集，通过潜在阶层增长分析确定了 2 岁至 4 岁的社交轨迹。通过二元逻辑回归检验一年级社交轨迹与行为问题之间的关联。研究成果：韩国儿童发展出三种社交模式之一：低（10.059%）、中（66.185%）或高（23.756%）。儿童在一年级时的行为问题根据他们早期的社交轨迹而有所不同。幼儿时期社交能力较低的一年级学生很容易出现内化问题，例如情感或焦虑问题。实践和政策：在幼儿期观察到的与他人相处的持续低偏好可能是预测以后内化行为问题的一个有意义的标志。