Neglect and associated factors among children aged 3-6 years in multi child families in Ningbo
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.07.019
- VernacularTitle:宁波市多胎家庭3~6岁儿童忽视状况及影响因素分析
- Author:
WU Fan
1
Author Information
1. Ningbo Preschool Junior Normal College, Ningbo (315336), Zhejiang Province，China
- Publication Type:期刊文章
- Keywords:
Family;
Child abuse;
Mental health;
Regression analysis;
Child,preschool
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2022;43(7):1037-1040
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate neglect among children aged 3-6 years in multi child families in Ningbo, and to provide reference is for parenting quality improvement in multiple child families.
Methods:A questionnaire survey was conducted among 2 200 parents of multi child family and 1 200 parents of single child family from 12 kindergartens in Ningbo.
Results:The total neglect rate was 21.5%, and the total neglect degree was (37.98±5.49). The prevalence and severity of neglect varied by age gap between siblings and number of child in the family ( P <0.05), the age difference of 3-<6 years group had the highest neglect rate at all levels. There were significant differences in total neglect, physical neglect, emotional neglect and educational neglect rate in families with different number of children ( χ 2=31.42, 4.65, 28.12，0.75, P <0.05). There were significant differences in emotional neglect and educational neglect ( t =19.57，2.67, P <0.05). The neglect rates in families with more than two children were significantly higher than those of families with two children. The prevalence of general neglect, emotional neglect, educational neglect, and severity of general neglect, emotional neglect,educational neglect in multi child families were higher than those of single child families, and the difference was statistically significant ( P <0.05). Factors associated with child negle in multi child families included child personality, age gap between siblings, number of children in the family, family income and maternal educational level ( OR = 1.55, 1.59, 1.92, 0.74，0.58, P <0.05).
Conclusion:The prevalence of neglect among preschool children in multi child families in Ningbo is higher than that in single child families, especially in emotional and educational neglect. Equal treatment of every child, strengthening policy support and improving family income and mother s educational level could help prevent child neglect in multi child families.
