Investigating Child Care as a Contextual Asset for Children of Adolescent Mothers

IF 1.2 4区心理学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly-Journal of Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2020-10-07 DOI:10.13110/merrpalmquar1982.66.1.0034

Rachel C. Katz, M. Easterbrooks

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Abstract:This study investigated associations between child care participation and socioemotional and language development of children born to adolescent mothers. Participants were 704 mothers and their children (mean age = 24 months) enrolled in a randomized controlled-trial evaluation of a voluntary statewide home visiting program for first-time young parents. Findings showed that nonmaternal child care (i.e., organized group care, grandparent care, and other family and friend care) was prevalent in this sample. (Children spent over 30 hr per week in organized group care and nearly 20 hr per week in the care of grand-parents and other family and friends.) Furthermore, organized group care was associated with significantly higher performance on assessments of socioemotional competence and language development compared to maternal-only care. These findings have important program and policy implications highlighting the benefits of child care participation and the importance of creating awareness of these benefits, as well as promoting increased access to child care.

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调查儿童保育作为青少年母亲子女的环境资产

摘要:本研究探讨了青少年母亲所生儿童的社会情感和语言发展与托儿参与的关系。参与者是704名母亲和她们的孩子(平均年龄= 24个月)，他们参加了一项随机对照试验评估，该评估是针对首次年轻父母的全州自愿家访计划。调查结果显示，非母亲儿童照顾(即有组织的团体照顾、祖父母照顾和其他家庭和朋友照顾)在这个样本中很普遍。(孩子们每周花在有组织的集体看护上的时间超过30小时，每周花在祖父母和其他家人和朋友身上的时间接近20小时。)此外，与纯母亲护理相比，有组织的团体护理在社会情感能力和语言发展评估方面的表现显著提高。这些发现具有重要的规划和政策意义，突出了儿童保育参与的好处，以及提高对这些好处的认识的重要性，以及促进儿童保育机会的增加。

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