A Study on the Relationships among Resilience, Daily Stress and Working Memory for Young Children

This study was conducted to examine the relationships between children's resilience, everyday stress, and working memory. The study was conducted with 182 children enrolled in the kindergarten classes of three kindergartens located in K-do, aged 5 years old. The data were collected through assessments of resilience, everyday stress, and working memory using the WISC-IV. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis to examine the relative influence of the variables. The results were as follows: First, it was found that lower levels of everyday stress in children were associated with higher resilience. Second, in the relationship between resilience and working memory, it was found that children with higher resilience also had higher working memory. Third, in examining the relative influence of everyday stress and working memory on children's resilience, the results showed that everyday stress was the strongest predictor, followed by working memory. These findings provide insights into the relationships between resilience, everyday stress, and working memory in children. They are expected to be useful as foundational data to support positive emotional and social development in children and to help them adapt to future societies.