Parental Behavior in the Utilization of Strings and Its Relationship with the Morality of Early Childhood Children

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the relationship between parental behavior and the moral development of early childhood. Parental behavior in this research was measured through six main aspects: role modeling, communication, alternatives and redirection, social attitude and empathy, honesty and responsibility, as well as imitation and language behavior. Data were collected from 26 respondents using structured questionnaires and observation instruments. Categorical data were analyzed to identify the distribution of parental behavior tendencies, while the Spearman correlation test was employed to examine the relationship between parental behavior and children’s moral development. The findings show that most parents fall into the “often” and “always” categories in providing modeling, communication, and behavioral redirection, whereas children’s moral indicators vary across appropriate and inappropriate categories. The Spearman correlation test produced a coefficient of –0.046 with a significance value of p = 0.822, indicating no statistically significant relationship between parental behavior and children’s moral development. These results suggest that children’s moral development may be influenced by other factors beyond parental behavior, such as the school environment, peer interactions, and individual child characteristics. This study recommends future research incorporating mediating variables or longitudinal approaches to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of moral development in early childhood.