摘要：The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between children's playfulness,the degree of preschool adjustment and behavior problems. The subjects were 118 children from 3 child care centers and 5 kindergartens in Kyungbuk province. Children's playfulness was measured through the children’s playfulness scale (CPS) and the level of preschool adjustment was measured through the preschool adjustment questionnaire (PAQ). The modified version of Kim's (2000) Preschool Behavior Questionnaire (PBQ),created by Behar and Stringfield (1974) was used to measure the acceptability of children’s behaviors. The regression and correlation analysis was performed through the use of SPSS 12,and the findings are as follows. First,there exists a meaningful correlation between the children’s playfulness,the degree of preschool adjustment,and the acceptability of behavior problems. Second,the degree of preschool adjustment appears to be a reliable predictor of children’s playfulness.
