A comparative study on psychological and behavioral development in children aged 1 to 3 years fostered by grandparents and by parents.
- Author:
Ping WANG
1
;
Pu SONG
;
Cai-Ping CHEN
;
Juan LIANG
;
Fang-Fang JIAN
;
Jin-Bao ZHANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Child Behavior; Child Development; Child Rearing; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Intelligence; Intergenerational Relations; Male; Parents; Social Adjustment
- From: Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2009;11(12):1006-1007
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the differences of psychological and behavioral development between children aged 1 to 3 years fostered by grandparents and those by parents.
METHODSPsychological and behavioral development of 443 children aged 1 to 3 years fostered by their grandparents and of aged-matched 443 children fostered by their parents were assessed with DST, an intellectual developmental screening test developed by Pediatric Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai.
RESULTSThe abilities of social adaptation and intelligence development in children fostered by their grandparents were obviously retarded as compared with those in children fostered by their parents.
CONCLUSIONSThere are shortcomings in psychological and behavioral development in children aged 1 to 3 years fostered by grandparents.
