The present study systematically analyzed the relationships among children's problem behavior,
attachment, fears and coping behavior. Subjects were 63 school-aged children residing in Seoul,
Gwangiu and South Jeolla Province. The findings showed that emotional and behavioral problem was
negatively correlated to children's attachment to their father and peer. Especially children's insecurity
attachment to their father had a negative effect on both children's emotional problem and behavioral
problem. The children's attachment to peers had a significant correlation as well as behavioral
problems and coping strategies used by children in stressful situations. While aggressive coping
strategies were the factor that hinder peer attachment, the active ones were the factor to promote
the peer attachment. Fears of realistic objects and imaginative objects were mutually interacting with
the emotional problems. In addition, the children's security attachment to their father was the factor
that reduce fears of authoritative figures. Aggressive coping strategies and social support seeking
behavior were mutually interacting with behavioral problems and emotional problems respectively.