Study on the correlation between home rearing environment and social emotional competence of infants and toddlers

XU Yuying; GUO Chenming; MEI Fangxuan; ZHANG Xi; YU Liping; DONG Jiali

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2023-0892

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2024, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (5) : 559-565. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2023-0892

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Study on the correlation between home rearing environment and social emotional competence of infants and toddlers

XU Yuying¹, GUO Chenming¹, MEI Fangxuan¹, ZHANG Xi¹, YU Liping¹, DONG Jiali²

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Objective To understand the current situation of social emotional competence of infants and toddlers, and analyze its relationship with home rearing environment, in order to provide the basis for improving the level of infant social emotional development. Method A study was conducted on 390 individuals from a child health institution in Hubei and Henan provinces.The "Infant and Toddler Social-Emotional Assessment Scale" and "1 - 3Years Child Home Rearing Environment Scale" were used to investigate the social emotions ability and home rearing environment of infants and toddlers. Results A total of 390 valid questionnaires were collected in this survey, of which 199 were boys (51.0%) and 191 girls (49.0%).The average age of infants was (27.13±6.86)months.The age distribution is mainly among infants and young children aged 24 to 36 months, with a total of 305 people (78.2%).The caregiver′s registered residence (Z=-3.570), father′s education level (H=17.106), mother′s education level (H=7.980), per capita monthly income of the family (H=13.986), and the home rearing environment (Z=-8.881) had statistical significance on the social emotional competence of infants(P<0.05 or <0.01).There was a significant positive correlation between family rearing environment and infants′ social emotion (r=0.582,P<0.01).Multiple regression analysis showed that the social adaptation/self-care(β=0.30,95%CI:0.18 - 0.52,P<0.01)and language cognition dimensions(β=0.22,95%CI:0.07 - 0.59,P<0.05) in the home rearing environment had a statistically significant impact on the social emotional ability of infants and toddlers. Conclusion The home rearing environment is closely related to the social emotional development of infants and young children.Improve the parenting knowledge and skills of the main caregivers of infants and young children, build a good family rearing environment for infants and young children, which is beneficial to promote the development of children′s social emotions.

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home rearing environment / toddlers / social-emotional competence

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XU Yuying, GUO Chenming, MEI Fangxuan, ZHANG Xi, YU Liping, DONG Jiali. Study on the correlation between home rearing environment and social emotional competence of infants and toddlers[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2024, 32(5): 559-565 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2023-0892

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