본 연구에서는 아버지의 놀이성과 유아의 리더십과의 관계를 살펴봄으로써 아버지와 유아의 바람직한관계 형성을 위한 부모교육의 방향을 제시하고자 하였다. 본 연구의 연구결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다.
첫째, 아버지의 놀이성은 출생순위와 연령에 따라 차이를 보였다. 즉, 출생순위가 첫째인 아버지가 다른아버지보다 놀이성이 높았으며, 연령이 적은 아버지일수록 놀이성이 높았다. 둘째, 유아의 리더십은 성별과 연령에 따라 차이를 보였다. 즉 여아가 남아보다 민감성이 높았으며, 만 4세 유아가 다른 유아보다주도성과 사교성, 민감성, 그리고 리더십이 높았고, 연령이 많은 유아일수록 자발적 몰입이 높았다. 셋째,유아들은 아버지가 놀이성이 높을수록 주도성과 사교성, 자발적 몰입, 그리고 리더십이 높았다. 이러한연구결과를 볼 때, 아버지의 놀이성과 유아의 리더십은 밀접한 관계가 있음을 알 수 있다. 따라서 유아교육기관에서는 유아의 리더십 발달을 위해서 아버지를 대상으로 부모교육의 기회를 확대하고, 비형식적인 상담활동을 강화해야 할 것이다.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the playfulness of fathers and the leadership of preschoolers in an attempt to suggest some of the right directions for parent education required for desirable father-preschooler relationship building. The major findings of the study were as follows:First, there were differences among the fathers investigated in playfulness according to their order of birth and age. The fathers who were the oldest child in their families of origin and who were younger were better at playfulness than the others. Second, there were differences among the preschoolers in leadership according to gender and age. The preschool girls were better than the preschool boys at sensitiveness, and those who were at the Western age of four excelled the other age groups in initiative, socializing, sensitiveness and leadership. The older preschoolers surpassed the younger ones in spontaneous flow. Third, the preschoolers whose fathers were more playful were better at initiative, socializing, spontaneous flow and leadership.
The above-mentioned findings of the study imply that there is a close relationship between the playfulness of fathers and the leadership of preschoolers. Therefore early childhood education institutions should provide more opportunities for fathers to receive parent education to step up the leadership development of preschoolers, and informal counseling should be strengthened.