摘要：This study explored effects of inhibited behavior on preschool adjustment and mediating effects of social characteristics and emotional itelligence on the relationship between inhibited behavior and preschool adjustment. The Inhibition Questionnaire (Park,1998),The Social Attribute Checklist (Min, 1997),Emotiona Questionnaire (Lee,1997) and The Preschool Adjustment Questionnaire (Kim,1996) were administered to 602 preschoolers (322 boys,280 girls,4-5 years of age). Desciptive statistics and hierachical regression analysis were performed. Gender differences in adaptation to preschool by inhibited children were afrimed by resuts showing that inhibited boys have more dificulties adapting to preschool than inhibited girls. Social characteristics and emotional itelligegnce had mediating effets on the relationship between inhibited behavior and preschool adjustment..
