J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs JKAPMHN Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 1225-8482 2288-4653 The Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 10.12934/jkpmhn.2010.19.4.437 Original Article Gender-specific Problem Behaviors of School-aged Children according to Parenting Characteristics in Poverty Bang Kyungsook 1 Yoo Hyera 2 Hyun Myungsun 3 Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Korea. Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Ajou University, Korea. Professor, College of Nursing, Ajou University, Korea. Address reprint requests to: Hyun, Myungsun, College of Nursing, Ajou University, San 5, Wonchon-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-721, Korea. Tel: 82-31-219-7014, Fax: 82-31-219-7020, mhyun@ajou.ac.kr 12 2010 31 12 2010 19 4 437 446 25 08 2010 10 12 2010 10 12 2010 © 2010 The Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2010 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Purpose

The purpose of this study was to examine the association between the parenting characteristics and problem behaviors of school-aged children living in poverty.

 Methods

With a cross-sectional study design, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) was utilized to collect data from 190 primary caregivers of children in low income families in one middle-size city in South Korea.

 Results

Among the children's characteristics, only school performance showed significant association with problem behaviors and children's age and gender were not associated with problem behaviors. Among the primary caregivers' parenting characteristics, discipline style, rearing confidence, and concerns for their children showed significant association with problem behaviors for girls, but not for boys. Parenting attitude was not related to problem behaviors with either girls or boys.

 Conclusion

The findings of this study indicate that the parenting characteristics of low income primary caregivers are important in children's problem behaviors, especially for girls and parent education programs for child rearing, including methods of discipline for both boys and girls, are effective nursing interventions.

 Child Child behavior Parenting Behavioral discipline Suwon Commission

This study is supported by Suwon Commission Research funded by Suwon City.

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Note. Missing cases are excluded.

 Problem Behaviors according to Caregiver's Parenting Characteristics (N=190)

Note. Missing cases are excluded.

 Correlation Association among Parenting Attitude, Concern for Their Child, and Children's Problem Behaviors (N=190)