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1. Practice of parenting and related factors on children aged 0-5 in the urban areas of China

Jinliuxing YANG ; Yue ZHANG ; Weiwei FENG ; He TANG ; Jie SHAO ; Nianrong WANG ; Hong WANG ; Jin SUN ; Yan LUO ; Lanqiu LYU ; Shuangqin YAN ; Dongmei ZHAO ; Lijuan MU ; Dongmei YAN ; Hong WANG ; Xueting GAO ; Manfen HE ; Jing YANG ; Min FU ; Matthew SANDERS ; Divna HASLAM

Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2019;40(4):422-426

Objective: To characterize the relations between the practice of parenting and associated factors on children (0-5 years old) in urban areas of China, in order to provide evidence for promoting the early development of children and to provide positive guidance and service programs on parenting. Methods: A total of 4 515 parents from 15 cities (14 provinces) were surveyed with a self-administered questionnaire. Parenting and Family Adjustment Scales (PAFAS) was used, including parameters as: consistency and coercive parenting, positive encouragement, parent-child relationship and parental emotion adjustment, family relationship and parental teamwork aspects, etc. Both single factor analysis and multiple linear regression were used to examine the associations between parenting practice, individual, parental and family factors. Results: The mean score of PAFAS was 21.00 (15.00-28.00), associated with factors as children’s age, only-child family, premature delivery, father’s education level, confidence on parenting, problems regarding the parental mood, annual family income, family structure and behavior on seeking professional help, etc. Results showed that there were big differences on the practice of parenting in China and influenced by variety of factors. Conclusions The general situation of parenting was well, in the urban areas of China. The practice of parenting was associated with a series of individual, parental and family factors. Programs on improving the parenting skills and promoting the early development of children, should be highlighted.

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