본 연구에서는 학교부적응아동과 일반아동을 대상으로 실행기능의 차이를 검증하고, 일반아동 및 학교부적응아동의 실행기능과 문제행동유형간의 관계를 분석하였다. 연구의 대상자는 학교부적응아동 8명과 일반아동 8명으로 총 16명이다. 대상자 선별은 부모와 교사에게 면접지를 통하여 선별하고, 아동ㆍ청소년 행동평정척도(K-CBCL)를 통하여 학교부적응아동과 일반아동 두 집단으로 분류하였다. 본 연구의 결과 학교부적응아동과 일반아동의 실행기능 차이검증에서 일반아동에 비해 학교부적응 아동이 더 낮게 나타났다. 특히 실행기능의 하위 영역 중 단어유창성, 도안유창성에서도 유의미한 차이를 나타냈다. 또한 일반아동 및 학교부적응아동의 실행기능과 문제행동유형간의 상관관계에서는 실행기능은 문제행동유형 중 내재화 영역과 부적상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 실행기능의 하위 영역 중에서는 도안유창성과 내재화 된 문제행동유형관 부적상관관계인 것으로 나타났다.

This research verified the difference of executive function for a Children with Maladjustment Behaviors in School Environment and General Children, and analyzed the Executive Function and Problem Behavior Type for a Children with Maladjustment Behaviors in School Environment and General Children. The target of research was 16 in total with 8 Children with Maladjustment Behaviors in School Environment and 8 General Children. The target was selected by the interview paper given to the parents and teacher, which was classified in two groups of Children with Maladjustment Behaviors in School Environment and General Children through K-CBCL. As a result of this research, Children with Maladjustment Behaviors in School Environment was lowly appeared more than General Children in the difference of executive function. Specially, it showed the important difference even in their word fluency and pattern test that of the inferior areas of executive functions. Also, the executive function in the interrelation between the executive function and Problem Behavior Type for Children with Maladjustment Behaviors in School Environment and General Children was shown to be in the negative correlation with the internalization of the Problem Behavior Type. The pattern test of the inferior area of executive function was shown to be in the negative correlation with the internalized Problem Behavior Type.