The correlation of father involvement with social adaptation of preschool children
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2011.09.029
- VernacularTitle:学龄前儿童社会适应能力与父亲参与的关系
- Author:
Zhiwei ZHU
;
Weijun CHEN
;
Li ZHU
;
Lin XU
;
Jianying ZHAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Social adaptation;
Pre-sehool children;
Father involvement
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2011;20(9):853-855
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the correlation of father involvement with early social adaptation behaviors.Methods With social adaptation scale for infant-junior middle school' s student and a self-made questionnaire,1246 normal children,age from 16 to 72 months,were investigated.Regression analysis was performed to get the correlation of social adaptation with time and activities of father involved.Results After controlling for mother-,child- and family-related factors,the regression analysis showed that standard score of social adaptation was positively rehted with the time of father involved ( β =0.05,P=0.03 ),the time father invloved explain 12％of the variation of social adaptation.The father-child activities were related with social adaptation behavior,playing was related with work skills (β =0.09,P＜0.01 ) and socialization ( β =0.06,P＜0.05),story listening related with communication ( β =0.07,P ＜ 0.05) and self-management ( β =0.06,P ＜ 0.05 ),other activities related with self-dependence ( β =0.07,P＜0.05) and work skills ( β =0.06,P＜0.05).Conclusion The time and activities of father involved are related with children' s social adaptation.The effect of father involvement on early social adaptation is positive.
