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Do It Yourself: The Role of Early Self-Care Ability in Social Skills in Japanese Preschool Settings
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School Psychology International . Feb 2022 43(1):71-87. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Self-care ability and social skills are potential areas of difficulty for preschool children. However, values about young children's self-care ability are different worldwide. This longitudinal study examined the influence of early self-care ability on social skills at the end of the preschool years. Participants were 509 children recruited from kindergartens and child care centers across Japan, whose self-care ability and social skills were assessed at baseline year and three years later (Age of children in 2015 at baseline: M = 35 months, SD = 6.1 months). The study found that gender was significantly associated with social skills, while preschool facility entrance age was only associated with assertion skills. After controlling gender and entrance age, early self-care ability was still positively related to later assertion and cooperation (Assertion: OR = 2.55, 95% CI = 1.00-6.51; Cooperation: OR = 3.15, 95% CI = 1.23-8.07). Implications of the findings are discussed in the context of cultural diversity, highlighting the importance of cultivating children's age-appropriate self-care ability based on daily observations and evaluations.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0143-0343
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- School Psychology International
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1325618
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/01430343211063211