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RESULTS Independentt-testrevealedthattheEuropean-Americanmothers(M= 4.67) hadahighermeanscorethanKorean-Americanmothers(M= 4.26) onthe totalscoresofthematernalattitudeforathleticskills(p<.001).Also,there weresignificantgroupdifferencesontwoitems.Bothethicgroupswere foundtoprefersportslessonstodancelessonswhentheyprovided extra-curricularactivityfortheirpreschoolers. AmongEuropean-Americangroup,almost60%ofKorean-American mothersprovidedextra-curricularactivityofsportsfortheirpreschoolers whileonly30%ofKoreanmothersdid( X 2 =17.95 ***) .Only16.5%of European-Americanmothersand5.1%ofKorean-Americancounterparts provideddancelessonstotheiryoungchildrenalthoughgroupdifferences werestatisticallysignificant( X 2 =8.37)