Differential susceptibility to rearing experience: the case of childcare
Differential susceptibility to rearing experience: the case of childcare
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01992.x
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发表时间：
2009-04-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Belsky, Jay
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作者：
Pluess, Michael;Belsky, Jay
背景：关于非产妇育儿的发展影响的不一致可能是由于忽视了儿童对这种经历的不同易感性的可能性而引起的。方法：利用NICHD幼儿保育研究的数据，采用多元回归分析方法，对54个月龄儿童和幼儿园儿童的困难/消极气质与托育类型、数量和质量在教师评定的行为问题和社交能力上的交互作用进行了研究。结果：幼儿保育质量与幼儿负性对行为问题和社交能力的预测存在交互作用，而数量和类型的影响与儿童气质无关。与Belsky(1997)的易感性差异假说一致，在婴儿期，气质较难的儿童在面对低质量护理时表现出更多的行为问题，而在经历高质量护理时表现出较少的行为问题。结论：与其他幼儿相比，情绪消极的婴儿似乎更受他们所经历的护理质量的影响--无论是消极的还是积极的。
Background: Inconsistencies regarding developmental effects of non-maternal childcare may be caused by neglecting the possibility that children are differentially susceptible towards such experiences. Methods: Interactions between difficult/negative child temperament and childcare type, quantity, and quality on teacher-rated behavior problems and social competence at 54 months and in kindergarten were investigated via multiple regression using data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care. Results: Childcare quality interacted with infant negativity in predicting behavior problems and social competence, whereas effects of quantity and type were independent of child temperament. Consistent with Belsky's (1997) differential susceptibility hypothesis, children with difficult temperaments as infants exhibited both more behavior problems when faced with low quality care and fewer when experiencing high quality care than children with easy temperaments. Conclusion: Negatively-emotional infants appear to be more affected by the quality of care they experience - both negatively and positively - than other young children.