标题:Social-emotional Competence of Children in Single-parent Families: Effects of Primary Caregiving by Single Parents Alone Compared with Primary Caregiving by a Non-parent
摘要:This research studied the social-emotional competence of children whose primary caregiver was a single-mother or single-father alone compared with children living with a single-parent but the primary caregiver was a non- parent (.g. a grandparen). Subjects were 208 children (105 boys,103 girls) from 10 elementary schools in 3 metrpolitan cities. Instruments were the Adaptive Behavior Checklist constructed by the researcher,Self- esteem Inventory (Kim,1987) and Emotional Competence Scale (Kim,1998). Results showed that children in single -mother families were more social-emotionally competent than children in single-father families. Children whose primary caregivers were non-parents had higher self esteem than children whose primary caregivers were single parents alone. There were interaction efects of caregiver variables on children's peer relationships and awareness/expression of their own emotion.
关键词:single-parent family;social-emotional competence;parent Living with children;primary caregiver