Effects of mother's communication types on children's peer play interactions: Focusing on the mediating effect of children's ego resilience

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the mother's communication type on children's peer play interactions and the mediating effect of children's ego resilience. For this purpose, data were collected from 252 child aged 4 and 5 and their mothers enrolled in 10 daycare centers located in Gyeonggi-do. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS 22.0 program. As a result of the study, first, the positive communication of mothers had a positive effect on the positive play interaction of child, while it had a negative effect on the negative play interaction. Second, the mother's negative communication had a negative effect on the positive play interaction of children, while it had a positive effect on the negative play interaction. Third, children's ego resilience showed a mediating effect in the influence of mothers' positive and negative communication on children's peer play interactions. In conclusion, this study is meaningful in that it was intended to come up with a variety of ways to improve children's positive play interactions and reduce negative play interactions by examining the effect of mother's communication types on peer play interactions through the mediation of children's ego resilience.