Family instability and children's early problem behavior
Family instability and children's early problem behavior
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DOI：
10.1353/sof.2006.0120
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发表时间：
2006-09-01
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影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Huston, Aletha C.
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作者：
Cavanagh, Shannon E.;Huston, Aletha C.
本研究旨在探讨家庭不稳定性与小学一年级过渡期儿童问题行为的关系。在NICHD早期儿童保育和青少年发展研究中抽取的样本（n = 1，015）中，我们发现四分之一的样本成员在出生和6岁之间至少经历了一次家庭过渡。不稳定性也与出生时的家庭结构有关：出生在同居父母家庭的人经历的不稳定性最大，其次是出生在单身母亲家庭的人，最后是出生在两个生物已婚父母家庭的人。经历过不稳定的儿童有较高的教师和观察员报告的问题行为比那些从稳定的家庭结构。最后，与家庭不稳定相关的问题行为的差异因出生时的家庭结构以及家庭中的情感、社会和物质资源而异。
This study investigated the association between family instability and children's problem behavior during the transition to first grade. In a sample (n = 1,015) drawn from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, we found that a quarter Of sample members experienced at least one family transition between birth and age 6. Instability was also related to family structure at birth: those born into cohabiting parent families experienced the most instability, followed by those born into single mother families and finally, those in two-biological married parent families. Children who experienced instability had higher teacher and observer reports of problem behaviors than those from stable family structures. Finally, differences in problem behavior associated with family instability varied by family structure at birth and the emotional, social and material resources in the family.