Relationship between home literacy environment and emotional regulation in children: the mediating effect of the parent-child relationship.
10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2303078
- Author:
Jia-Lin ZHANG
1
;
Meng-Meng YAO
1
;
Jing-Yu WANG
1
;
Xiu-Hong WANG
1
;
Cai WANG
1
;
Yue ZHANG
1
;
Yan-Wei LI
;
Xia CHI
1
Author Information
1. Department of Child Healthcare, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University/Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing 210004, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Emotional regulation;
Home literacy environment;
Mediating effect;
Parent-child relationship;
Preschool child
- MeSH:
Child, Preschool;
Humans;
Literacy;
Reading;
Emotional Regulation;
Parent-Child Relations;
Educational Status
- From:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
2023;25(11):1180-1185
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:To study the impact of the home literacy environment on children's emotional regulation skills and the mediating role of the parent-child relationship between them.
METHODS:A stratified cluster sampling approach was employed to select 1 626 preschool children from five kindergartens in Nanjing. Questionnaires were used to collect detailed information on the home literacy environment, children's emotional regulation skills, and the parent-child relationship. A mediation model was established using the Process program in SPSS macro, and the significance of the mediation effect was tested using the Bootstrap method.
RESULTS:The findings revealed a positive correlation between the home literacy environment and children's emotional regulation skills (r=0.217, P<0.001), as well as parent-child intimacy (r=0.065, P<0.01). Conversely, a negative correlation was found between the home literacy environment and parent-child conflict (r=-0.129, P<0.001). Additionally, parent-child conflict demonstrated a negative correlation with children's emotional regulation skills (r=-0.443, P<0.001), while parent-child intimacy exhibited a positive correlation (r=0.247, P<0.001). The home literacy environment exerted a significant direct effect on children's emotional regulation skills (β=0.162, P<0.001), and the mediating effect of the parent-child relationship accounted for 25.54% of the total effect.
CONCLUSIONS:The home literacy environment significantly influences children's emotional regulation skills, with the parent-child relationship partially mediating this relationship.
