Longitudinal study of the tendency and influential factors for behavior problem among preschool children
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-428X.2016.14.012
- VernacularTitle:学龄前儿童行为问题发展及影响因素的纵向研究
- Author:
Lingbo MENG
;
Siyuan YANG
;
Jianning MAI
;
Xiaojing LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Preschool children;
Behavior problem;
Influential factor;
Conduct problem
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2016;31(14):1091-1094
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To analyze the tendency and influential factors and relationship for behavior problem among 3 to 6 years old preschool children.Methods By a prospective study,the questionnaire survey was carried out in 551 parents of 3 to 6 years old children from kindergarten in Guangzhou,including General Situation Questionnaire,the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire(parent version) and 3-7 years old children Behavioral Style Questionnaire.The data were collected at baseline and 1 year follow-up,and were analyzed by the prospective study method.Results Baseline survey 733 valid questionnaires,551 questionnaires were followed up (follow-up rate was 75.2%),the effective questionnaires were 526 (effective rate was 95.5%).The detection rate of behavior problem reduced by age (t =1.975,P =0.049),especially in the kind problem of conduct (t =2.888,P =0.004),friendship (t =2.572,P =0.010) and prosocial behavior(t =-3.329,P =0.001).In the mean time,the degree of cutting down in girls was more obvious than in boys (t =2.359,P =0.019).The influential factors include mother'age,parental education level,structure of family and children' temperament.Children's gender and whether the only child has no significant effect on behavior problems,and the family income only affects the change of behavior problems.Conclusions The detection rate of behavior problem reduce by age and influenced by many factors.Intervention measures must be synthetically considered various related factors.