摘要：This study examined the pathways from maternal parenting behavior to children’s school adjustment through children's emotional intelligence. The participants in this study were 436 elementary school 4th-6th graders (of which 233 were boys,and 203 were girls) in Seoul. They completed questionnaires on maternal parenting behavior,children’s emotional intelligence,and levels of school adjustment. Data were analyzed by means of Pearson’s correlation coefficients and structural equation modeling. It was found that maternal parenting behavior indirectly,but not directly,influenced children’s levels of school adjustment through children’s emotional intelligence. Children's emotional intelligence mediated the effects of maternal warmth/acceptance and rejection/restriction on levels of children’s school adjustment. These results clearly indicate that emotional intelligence plays a crucial role in improving the levels of children’s school adjustment.
