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The Study of the Relationship between Young Children’s Decision Making Ability and Self-esteem

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Computer Applications for Web, Human Computer Interaction, Signal and Image Processing, and Pattern Recognition (ICHCI 2012, WSE 2012, SIP 2012)

Part of the book series: Communications in Computer and Information Science ((CCIS,volume 342))

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between young children’s decision making ability and their self-esteem. In order to achieve the purpose, questionnaires were conducted with 360 young children in area D and J, and the collected data is analyzed with regression analysis and the product-moment correlation of Pearson. Results of the study are follows: first, young children’s decision making ability and self-esteem had significantly positive correlations. Also, decision making ability is an important variant to be able to estimate their self-esteem level. This result suggests that efficient educational approach may need to be introduced to increase young children’s decision making ability for improving self-esteem of young children.

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  1. Chonnam National University, South Korea

    Jiyoung Park

  2. Jeju National University, South Korea

    Junghwan Park

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  1. GVSA and University of Tasmania, 20 Virginia Court, Hobart, TAS, Australia

    Tai-hoon Kim

  2. ATAC 5013, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, P7B 5E1, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

    Sabah Mohammed

  3. GECAD and ISEP, 4099-002, Porto, Portugal

    Carlos Ramos

  4. Deakin University, 75 Pigdons Road, 3216, Waurn Ponds, VIC, Australia

    Jemal Abawajy

  5. University of Tasmania, Churchill Avenue, Sandy Bay, Hobart, TAS, Australia

    Byeong-Ho Kang

  6. University of Warsaw & Infobright Inc., Poland

    Dominik Ślęzak

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Park, J., Park, J. (2012). The Study of the Relationship between Young Children’s Decision Making Ability and Self-esteem. In: Kim, Th., Mohammed, S., Ramos, C., Abawajy, J., Kang, BH., Ślęzak, D. (eds) Computer Applications for Web, Human Computer Interaction, Signal and Image Processing, and Pattern Recognition. ICHCI WSE SIP 2012 2012 2012. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 342. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35270-6_47

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