摘要：The present study investigated the mediating effects of negative automatic thoughts on the relationship between the communication styles of fathers and their children`s happiness. The participants consisted of 509 elementary school (225 5th,6th graders) and middle school (284 1st,2nd graders) students in Seoul and Jeonju city. The instruments used were the Parent-Adolescent Communication Inventory (Barnes & Olson,1982),the Korean Children`s Automatic Thoughts Scales (Moon,2002),and the Happiness Inventory for Children (Lee,2005). Data were analyzed by means of both descriptive statistics and regression analysis using the SPSS (12.0 version). The results indicated that the effects of a father`s communication style on children`s happiness was partially mediated by their negative automatic thoughts. In conclusion,negative automatic thoughts has a mediating effect upon a father`s communication style as it relates to the happiness of their children.
关键词：father`s communication style;children`s happiness;negative automatic thoughts
