본 연구는 블록놀이한 시간의 경과에 따른 유아의 사회적 행동 경향에 관한 연구로 적합하거나 부족한 수의 할로우 블록과 유니트 블록을 제공했을 때 블록놀이한 시간의 경과에 따른 유아의 사회적 행동 경향에 대해 알아보았다. 연구결과 적합한 수의 블록을 제공했을 때는 시간이 증가함에 따라 혼자놀이 및 집단놀이의 증가를 보였으며, 성의 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 부족한 수의 블록을 제공하였을 때는 시간이 경과함에 따라 놀이참여율과 집단놀이가 감소하고, 친사회적 행동이 낮게 나타났다. 이 경우에도 성의 차이는 보이지 않았다.

The purpose of this study was to investgate the relationship between the social behavior of preschool children during a free-play period in which they played with an adequate quantity of hollow and unit blocks, and during one in which they played with an inadequate quantity. The subjects, 12 boys and 12 girls, were observed in a preschool classroom. Social behavior was checked according to a checklist. The number of blocks suggested as adequate were 74 large hollow blocks and 276 unit blocks. Inadequate numbers were 20 large hollow blocks and 76 unit blocks. Quantitative analyses of the data employed Repeated Measures ANOVA. The findings are as follows: 1. The children engaged in more group play when they had adequate quantities of hollow blocks and more group play and solitary play when they had adequate quantities of unit blocks, throughout the free-play period. No difference according to gender was found in the children`s social behaviors. 2. When the children played with an inadequate number of blocks, they still appeared to be interested in play with the blocks; however, they smiled and talked less and less as the period progressed. No differences in social behavior according to gender were observed.