이혼 및 재혼에 대한 아동의 지각과 적응 유연성 = A Study on the Children`s Perception for Divorce,Remarriage and Resilience

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this research was to observe the children`s perception for divorce·remarriage and resilience according to their gender and school grades so that the relation between children`s resilience and the perception for parents` divorce and remarriage could be established theoretically, practically and educationally. The subjects were 537 elementary school students who were in 4, 5, 6 grades, The data was collected by a selfadministered socio-demographics and children`s perceptions for divorce·remarriage and resilience. The data from this research were analyzed by using SAS program. The results were as following: 1. The female students had the positive perceptions about divorce even if there was no statistical significant differences in the perception between male and female students, and the more optimistic ideas towards divorce also apply to the higher grade students rather than the lower grade ones. 2. The female students showed more positive perceptions for remarriage more than the male did. There was no statistical significant difference in the general idea about remarriage according to the school grades, but in terms of the absence of children and the financial status, the statistical significant differences existed. 3. The students` resilience was higher in the females rather than in the males and became lower with the grade. 4. There were no relations between divorce·remarriage and children`s resilience degrees. As mentioned above, the students` perceptions for divorce·remarriage and resilience expressed differently according to genders and school grades. The result of this study can be used for the counselling and developing the programs for the families which experience divorce and remarriage.