150쌍의 유아와 아버지의 상호 의사소통에 대한 인식을 조사하고, 유아의 자아개념을 검사하였다. 분석 결과 아버지, 유아 모두 긍정적 의사소통이 많고 부정적 의사소통은 없는 편이라고 인식하였으나, 긍정적 의사소통에 있어서 유아가 아버지보다 그 정도를 조금 강하게 인식하여 약간의 차이를 보였다. 또한 의사소통에 대한 아버지, 유아의 인식 모두 유아의 자아개념과 밀접한 상관을 나타냈으며, 특히 부정적 의사소통보다 긍정적 의사소통에 대한 인식이 그리고 유아보다 아버지의 인식이 더 높은 상관을 나타냈다. 그 밖에 배경변인에 따라 의사소통과 자아개념상에 그리고 두 변인의 상관관계에 있어 유의한 차이가 일부 밝혀졌다.

The main purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship of father-child communication to young children`s self-concept. The subjects were 150 children ages 3-5 in two kindergartens, and their fathers, in the city of Iksan. The data was collected using the self-concept test and the father-child communication inventory, and were analyzed by the statistical methods of M, SD, t-test, Oneway ANOVA, Scheffe analysis, and Pearson`s correlation coefficient. The major findings of this study were as follows : (1) Children`s self-concept had significant correlations with the perception about mutual communication between themselves and their fathers. It especially had greater correlations with father`s perception than with children`s perception. (2) The correlation of children`s self-concept with positive communication was greater than the correlation of children`s self-concept with negative communication. (3) The correlation of children`s self-concept with father-child communication was greater in the cases of fathers of young age, with advanced degrees, and in the cases of younger children.