ERIC Number: EJ1215572
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Relationships between Families' Use of Sure Start Children's Centres, Changes in Home Learning Environments, and Preschool Behavioural Disorders
Hall, James; Sammons, Pam; Smees, Rebecca; Sylva, Kathy; Evangelou, Maria; Goff, Jenny; Smith, Teresa; Smith, George
Oxford Review of Education, v45 n3 p367-389 2019
UK Sure Start Children's Centres (SSCCs) aim to lessen behavioural disorders yet we lack evidence concerning how this is achieved. This study evaluates one possible mechanism: improved home learning environments (HLEs). Data come from a longitudinal study of 2568 families and children recruited at a mean age of 14 months from 117 SSCCs in England in 2012. Behavioural disorders were measured at 38 months via the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. HLEs were measured at 14 and 38 months via parental interview. Families' use of SSCCs was measured via parental interview at 14, 22, and 38 months. This study suggests that the use of SSCCs is associated with fewer preschool behavioural disorders via intermediate changes to the quality of HLE's. Implications are discussed for social policies and for early years' professionals.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Intervention, Behavior Disorders, Family Environment, Young Children, Parent Attitudes, Age Differences, Toddlers, Parent Role, Child Care Centers, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Family Structure, Gender Differences, Child Rearing, Family Characteristics, Socioeconomic Status, Economically Disadvantaged, Behavior Modification
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; Parenting Stress Index
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