Protective role of parenting attitude on the behavioral and neurocognitive development of the children from economically disadvantaged families

Da Eun Jung, Soo Young Bhang, Won Hye Lee, Hae Joo Yoon, Hee Yeon Jung, Yeni Kim

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Abstract

Objective Association between home environment and the behavioral and neurocognitive development of children from a community childcare center for low-income families was examined (aged 6 to 12 years, n=155). Methods The parents performed a questionnaire on home environment (K-HOME-Q) to assess home environment including parenting attitude and the Child Behavior Checklist (K-CBCL). The children performed the Wechsler Intelligence (IQ) Scale, Stroop interference test (Stroop), word fluency test (WF), and design fluency test (DF) to assess their neurocognitive development. Results ‘Nurturing of Development’ and ‘Variety of Language Interaction’ scores from the K-HOME-Q, were inversely associated with total behavior problems, externalization, rule-breaking, and aggressive behavior subscales of K-CBCL, and ‘Emotional atmosphere’ and ‘Tolerance toward the child’ scores showed inverse associations with the total behavior problems, rule-breaking, aggressive behavior, and withdrawn/depressed subscales. Despite economic hardship, the mean scores of the neurocognitive tests were comparable to the average level of Korean children’s normative sample. However, ‘Nurturing of Development’ and ‘Tolerance toward the Child’ score of K-HOME-Q were associated with better executive function (IQ, WF, DF). Conclusion These results suggest that parental stimulation of development and tolerant parenting attitude may offer protection against the negative effects of suboptimal economic environment on children’s behavior and neurocognitive development.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)584-592
Number of pages9
JournalPsychiatry Investigation
Volume15
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2018

Keywords

  • Behavior
  • Development
  • Home environment
  • Neurocognitive
  • Nurturing
  • Parenting

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