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題名 Multiple Child Care Arrangement and Child Well Being: Early Care Experiences in Australia
作者 陳人豪
Chen,Jen-Hao;Claessens,Amy
貢獻者 社會系
關鍵詞 Australia;Child care multiplicity;Socioemotional skills
日期 2013.03
上傳時間 13-Dec-2013 18:00:44 (UTC+8)
摘要 Nearly one quarter of Australian children under the age of 5 experience multiple non-parental child care arrangements. Research focused on the relationship between multiple child care arrangements and child socioemotional development is limited, particularly in Australia. Evidence from the United States and Europe has linked multiple child care arrangements to increases in children`s problem behaviors (de Schipper et al., 2004 and Morrissey, 2009), but there is little corresponding evidence on Australian children`s child care experiences. Using a nationally representative sample of Australian children, we examined the associations between concurrent multiple child care arrangements and child socioemotional and behavioral development at age 4.5. We found suggestive evidence that child care multiplicity at age 4.5 is related to higher levels of behavior problems. However, this relationship is moderated by prior child care experiences. We found that prior care multiplicity mitigates the relationship between concurrent multiplicity and children`s prosocial skills and conduct problems. In contrast, moving from a single arrangement or no non-parental child care to multiple arrangements appears to be negatively associated with children`s concurrent socioemotional skills. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.
關聯 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 28,49-61
資料類型 article
dc.contributor 社會系en_US
dc.creator (作者) 陳人豪zh_TW
dc.creator (作者) Chen,Jen-Hao;Claessens,Amyen_US
dc.date (日期) 2013.03en_US
dc.date.accessioned 13-Dec-2013 18:00:44 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 13-Dec-2013 18:00:44 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 13-Dec-2013 18:00:44 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/62520-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) Nearly one quarter of Australian children under the age of 5 experience multiple non-parental child care arrangements. Research focused on the relationship between multiple child care arrangements and child socioemotional development is limited, particularly in Australia. Evidence from the United States and Europe has linked multiple child care arrangements to increases in children`s problem behaviors (de Schipper et al., 2004 and Morrissey, 2009), but there is little corresponding evidence on Australian children`s child care experiences. Using a nationally representative sample of Australian children, we examined the associations between concurrent multiple child care arrangements and child socioemotional and behavioral development at age 4.5. We found suggestive evidence that child care multiplicity at age 4.5 is related to higher levels of behavior problems. However, this relationship is moderated by prior child care experiences. We found that prior care multiplicity mitigates the relationship between concurrent multiplicity and children`s prosocial skills and conduct problems. In contrast, moving from a single arrangement or no non-parental child care to multiple arrangements appears to be negatively associated with children`s concurrent socioemotional skills. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.en_US
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dc.relation (關聯) Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 28,49-61en_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Australia;Child care multiplicity;Socioemotional skillsen_US
dc.title (題名) Multiple Child Care Arrangement and Child Well Being: Early Care Experiences in Australiaen_US
dc.type (資料類型) articleen