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Parental Stress and Home Activities for Young Children during the Stay-at-Home Quarantine Time in China
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Zhang, Chenyi; Qiu, Wei; Li, Hongli; Li, Juan; Zhang, Liying; Li, Xueyan; Li, Jia – Early Education and Development, 2021
Research Findings: Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to examine the associations among the family pandemic experience, home activities during the stay-at-home quarantine, and level of parental stress. The results showed that, Chinese parents perceived only significantly higher stress related to children's behavioral and emotional…
Descriptors: Parents, Preschool Children, Behavior Problems, Family Environment
A Little Bit of the Blues: Low-Level Symptoms of Maternal Depression and Classroom Behavior Problems in Preschool Children
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Conners-Burrow, Nicola Allison; Swindle, Taren; McKelvey, Lorraine; Bokony, Patti – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between low-level depressive symptoms in mothers and teacher-reported child behavioral outcomes. Participants included 442 low-income mothers of preschool-age children who were screened for maternal depression by their child's preschool teacher. Teacher reports of child…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Depression (Psychology), Classroom Environment
Young Children's Sibling Relationship Interactional Types: Associations with Family Characteristics, Parenting, and Child Characteristics
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Gamble, Wendy C.; Yu, Jeong Jin – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: This study examines patterns of sibling relationship qualities or interactional types and their association with family characteristics, parenting, and the characteristics of 1 of those children. Participants were 65 children (34 boys; Time 1 mean age = 51 months), their mothers, fathers, and Head Start teachers. Approximately…
Descriptors: Sibling Relationship, Siblings, Family Characteristics, Young Children
Reciprocal and Complementary Sibling Interactions: Relations with Socialization Outcomes in the Kindergarten Classroom
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Harrist, Amanda W.; Achacoso, Joseph A.; John, Aesha; Pettit, Gregory S.; Bates, John E.; Dodge, Kenneth A. – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: In this examination of associations between sibling interaction patterns and later social outcomes in single- and 2-parent families, 113 kindergarteners took part in naturalistic observations at home with siblings, classmates participated in sociometric interviews, and teachers completed behavior ratings. Sibling interactions…
Descriptors: Correlation, Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Interaction
Ethnic Variation in the Association between Family Structures and Practices on Child Outcomes at 36 Months: Results from Early Head Start
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Iruka, Iheoma U. – Early Education and Development, 2009
Research Findings: This study analyzed data from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Study (EHSRES) to examine whether the association between family structural characteristics (maternal education, number of parents, employment status, and number of children), parenting practices (sensitive and negative parenting, cognitively stimulating…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Differences, Family Structure, Parenting Styles
Low-Income Children's School Readiness: Parent Contributions over the First Five Years
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Chazan-Cohen, Rachel; Raikes, Helen; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Ayoub, Catherine; Pan, Barbara Alexander; Kisker, Ellen E.; Roggman, Lori; Fuligni, Allison Sidle – Early Education and Development, 2009
Early development is likely influenced by quality of early parenting and improvements or declines in quality over time. Little is known about how changes in different dimensions of parenting influence child outcomes, nor the relative sizes of associations when considering several aspects simultaneously. These questions are addressed in the Early…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, School Readiness, Low Income Groups, Disadvantaged Youth
Factors Associated with Behavioral Competence at School among Young Boys from Multi-Problem Low-Income Families.
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Owens, Elizabeth B.; Shaw, Daniel S.; Giovannelli, Joyce; Garcia, Monica M.; Yaggi, Kirsten – Early Education and Development, 1999
Investigated factors associated with school behavioral competence at 72 months in sample of at-risk boys followed longitudinally. Found that a cumulative measure of protective factors was strongly predictive of behavior problems. Mother-reported child emotionality mediated both the relation between mother-reported infant emotionality and…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Family Environment, Longitudinal Studies