The Relationship between Social Skills, Fathers' Involvement, and Economic Status in Preschool Children
Year: 2015
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The environment in which children are reared, including the level of parental involvement, significantly affects their social development. Thus, this study examined the association between fathers' involvement, economic status, and preschoolers' social skills. Mothers of 1,341 Japanese children aged four to five years completed a self-report questionnaire regarding their family's financial circumstances and both parents' attitudes toward child-rearing; childcare professionals further evaluated the children's social skills. The results revealed that the fathers' involvement and economic status were positively related to preschoolers' social skills, such as assertion, self-control, and cooperation.
Source: JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCE
Authors: Rikuya Hosokawa, Toshiki Katsura, Miho Shizawa
Institution: Kyoto University
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W798943616