The Society of Convergence Knowledge Transactions ISSN:2287-8920(Print) 융복합지식학회논문지

The purpose of this study is to examine how physical activities of preschooler depend on employment status of mothers, what the differences are in the beliefs toward physical activities of their children, and whether or not the physical activities of the children and the dispositions of the mothers are related, by examining empirical evidence. The subjects of this study were 161 five-year-old children and a questionnaire was Parents' Beliefs about Physical Activity from Timmons, B. W. et al. (2012). For analyzing, SPSS 21.0 was used to calculate descriptive statistics, t-test, and Pearson correlation coefficients. As a result, first, it was found that unemployed mothers use playgrounds with their children more than employed mothers. Second, it was found that unemployed mothers were more likely to do physical activities with their children compared to employed mothers, and they have more effectively provided physical activities to their children. Third, it was found that the length of time playgrounds were used by children had a low but positive correlation with the effectiveness of mothers in 'providing physical activity' to children, and that a correlation between the number of times children used playgrounds and the 'execution by mothers of providing physical activities' as well as the 'effectiveness of mothers of providing physical activity' was somewhat higher. In conclusion, in order to improve physical activity of preschoolers, it was found necessary to increase the effectiveness of the mothers in providing physical activity and provision of physical activities.