초등학교 1-3학년 아동의 학교적응 변화의 유형 및 영향요인에 대한 종단연구: 성장혼합모형과 잠재계층분석을 활용하여

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to not only classify the latent class according to thetrajectory of changes in the school adjustment of elementary school children in Grades 1–3, but alsoanalyze the factors affecting school adjustment. Methods: Data from the Panel Study on Korean Children of the Korea Institute of Childcare andEducation were analyzed from wave 7 (2014) to wave 10 (2017). The growth mixture model wasapplied to derive the latent class according to the trajectory of changes in the elementary schooladjustment of children in Grades 1–3. A multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted toanalyze whether school readiness, social competence, play interaction, play interference, and playinterruption affected the latent class classification of school adjustment. Results: First, the growth trajectory of the sub-factors of school adjustment revealed the latent groups of2 to 3. Second, the potential groups of school adjustment of elementary students in Grades 1–3 wereidentified as follows: (1) adaptation-decreasing, (2) high adaptation-stable, (3) adaptation-increasing, and(4) low adaptation-stable. Third, the factors that had significant effects on the latent class types of schooladjustment were school readiness, social competence, and play interference. Conclusion: The results of the study revealed the growth trajectories of elementary school children’sschool adjustment, suggesting the importance of improving school readiness, social competence,and play competence, which affect school adjustment trajectories. KCI Citation Count: 2