Social networks of children attending head start from the perspective of the child

Bost, Kelly K.; Cielinski, Kerry L.; Newell, Wanda; Vaughn, Brian E.

doi:10.1016/0885-2006(94)90019-1

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“…Consistent with the few previous studies available with young children (Bost et al, 1994;Cauce et al, 1990), overall the young children in this sample had clearly established relationships with social support figures beyond their primary caregiver. As has been noted in previous literature, young children's social networks are comprised primarily of parents, father figures, and close family members until school age (Bryant, 1985;Cauce et al, 1990;Furman, 1989).…”

Section: Social Support In Early Childhoodsupporting

confidence: 88%

“…Moreover, since the data relied on maternal report alone, it is possible that aspects of the mother's relationship with this support provider are tied up in the measure (e.g., limited knowledge about the relationship; potential biases if mother had discord in her own relationship with the person). Maternal reports of children's social support differ from children's own reports (Bost et al, 1994). Thus, our measures might not have identified key individuals who supported the child or accurately measured their relationship.…”

Section: Limitations Of the Study And Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 74%

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Direct Social Support for Young High Risk Children: Relations with Behavioral and Emotional Outcomes across Time

Appleyard

Egeland

Sroufe

2007

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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This study is unique in addressing developmental correlates of direct social support for young children in a high risk sample, in contrast to previous studies addressing social support for caregivers. Participants were drawn from a prospective, longitudinal study of at-risk children. Social support was rated from maternal interviews throughout early childhood. Support from the mother was assessed from mother-child observations. Outcomes included internalizing and externalizing behavior problems measured from first through tenth grades. The most common support providers were biological fathers, followed by grandparents and other providers. Using multilevel modeling, higher quantity, higher quality, and lower disruption of support predicted lower starting levels of behavior problems, controlling for support from the mother. Disruption was associated with change in slope. Gender differences were found for externalizing behavior intercepts. Social support provides a promotive factor for young high risk children. Implications include involving children's social support providers in prevention and intervention programs.

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Section: Social Support In Early Childhoodsupporting

confidence: 88%

Section: Limitations Of the Study And Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 74%

Direct Social Support for Young High Risk Children: Relations with Behavioral and Emotional Outcomes across Time

Appleyard

Egeland

Sroufe

2007

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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“…Mothers and fathers independently completed a social network questionnaire, adapted from Bost, Cielinski, Newell, and Vaughn (1994), rating how often they and their spouse were involved in six caregiving tasks on 7-point scales (1 = Never; 7 = Everyday). The six tasks included awakens child, dresses child, supervises child at home, bathes child, puts child to bed, and looks after child when sick.…”

Section: Caregiving Involvementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do toddlers prefer the primary caregiver or the parent with whom they feel more secure? The role of toddler emotion

Umemura

Jacobvitz

Messina

et al. 2013

Infant Behavior and Development

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This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached copy is furnished to the author for internal non-commercial research and education use, including for instruction at the authors institution and sharing with colleagues.Other uses, including reproduction and distribution, or selling or licensing copies, or posting to personal, institutional or third party websites are prohibited. a b s t r a c tThis study tested Bowlby and Ainsworth's hypothesis that a hierarchy of caregivers exists whereby infants prefer one caregiver over another when distressed. We examined parent gender (mother vs. father), primary caregiver status (defined as the parent who spent most time with the infant and performed most of the caregiving tasks), and role of toddlers' history of attachment security with each parent, as predictors of toddlers' preference for a particular caregiver when the toddlers are distressed and when they are content. Infants' attachment security with each parent was assessed at 12-15 months. At 24 months, mother-child and father-child interactions were observed in triadic (mother, father, toddler) home interactions. When distressed, regardless of the security of their attachment to each parent, toddlers more often interacted with the primary caregiver. When content, toddlers did not show this preference. As expected, toddlers' recovery from distress was predicted by their security of attachment with the parent whom they approached when distressed.

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“…Young children's social support networks are related to social development (Franco and Levitt 1997), peer relationships (Bost 1995), and development of academic skills (Skylerman et al 2005;Mashburn 2008). The presence of social support in young children have been found to impact positive social, emotional, language, academic, and peer relationship development (Bost et al 1994(Bost et al , 1998Bost 1995;Franco and Levitt 1997;Larkina 2009;Mashburn 2008;Skylerman et al 2005).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Increasing our knowledge of children's social support networks will allow us to better understand children's development as well as inform educational practice that will support children's development and learning (Bost et al 1994(Bost et al , 1998. Eco-mapping may be a helpful tool as researchers seek to understand children's social support networks.…”

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confidence: 98%

An Inquiry of Children’s Social Support Networks Using Eco-Maps

Baumgartner

Burnett

DiCarlo

et al. 2012

Child Youth Care Forum

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Social networks of children attending head start from the perspective of the child

Cited by 14 publications

References 33 publications

Direct Social Support for Young High Risk Children: Relations with Behavioral and Emotional Outcomes across Time

Direct Social Support for Young High Risk Children: Relations with Behavioral and Emotional Outcomes across Time

Do toddlers prefer the primary caregiver or the parent with whom they feel more secure? The role of toddler emotion

An Inquiry of Children’s Social Support Networks Using Eco-Maps

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