Interrelationships of parental belief, parental investments, and child development: A cross-sectional study in rural China

Zhong, Jingdong; Gao, Jingjing; Wang, Tianyi; He, Yang; Liu, Chengfang; Luo, Renfu

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105423

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“…That is, primary caregivers who had high levels of parental self-perception were those who invested more in their children, and this relationship was shown to be associated with better developmental outcomes of the child. Although there has been only limited work in this specific area, this finding is consistent with the results of earlier studies ( 43 , 46 , 53 , 101 ). For example, Zhong et al ( 53 ) found a significant mediation effect of parental investment on the association between parental self-perception and child developmental outcomes in rural China ( 53 ).…”

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“…In rural China, cognitive and social-emotional development delays are distressingly common among children under 5 ( 47 – 53 ). In a recent meta-analysis that included 18 empirical studies conducted in rural China, the results indicated that, on average, the rates of cognitive and social-emotional delays among children under 5 were 45 and 36%, respectively ( 48 ).…”

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“…Even though parental self-perception have been demonstrated to have direct and indirect effects on levels of child development, few studies in rural China have examined the role of parental self-perception and their association with child development. To the best of our knowledge, there has been only one study that has investigated the mediation effect of parental investment on the association between parental self-perception and ECD in rural China ( 53 ). Zhong et al ( 53 ) found that parental investment significantly mediated the association between parental self-perception and the developmental outcomes of children aged 6–24 months.…”

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“…To the best of our knowledge, there has been only one study that has investigated the mediation effect of parental investment on the association between parental self-perception and ECD in rural China ( 53 ). Zhong et al ( 53 ) found that parental investment significantly mediated the association between parental self-perception and the developmental outcomes of children aged 6–24 months. It should be noted, however, that the authors presented findings on children at an early development stage (<2 years old) and used data collected in only one survey wave ( 53 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Zhong et al ( 53 ) found that parental investment significantly mediated the association between parental self-perception and the developmental outcomes of children aged 6–24 months. It should be noted, however, that the authors presented findings on children at an early development stage (<2 years old) and used data collected in only one survey wave ( 53 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Using a three-wave longitudinal survey conducted in 815 households in rural Western China, this study aims to examine the association between parental self-perception and early childhood development and the mediation effect of parental investment on the association between parental self-perception and child development when the sample children are at different ages in the early childhood (18–30, 22–36, and 49–65 months). The results demonstrate that parental self-perception are positively and significantly associated with child social-emotional development in all three ages of childhood (from 18 to 65 months). Positive and significant association between parental self-perception and child cognitive development is found in the ages from 22 to 65 months. In addition, findings of this study show that parental investment plays a mediating role in the association between parental self-perception and child cognitive development. The study calls on policymakers to help to strengthen parental self-perception and parental investment related to early childhood development, which should result in better child development in rural China.

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