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Effects of affordances in the home environment on children's personal-social, problem-solving, and communication
Saeed Valadi1, Carl Gabbard2, Faramarz Hooshyari3
1Young Researchers and Elites Club, Islamic Azad University, Sciences and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran.
Background:
Among the various factors forming the environment, most developmentalists are in agreement that the home is the primary agent for change in child growth and development. The present study investigated the effect of affordances in the home on personal-social, problem-solving, and communication skills of children between 18 and 42 months of age. This investigation extends work focusing on "motor" affordances as an environmental feature.
Methods:
Using cross-sectional design, 251 families (124 boys and 127 girls) were evaluated using the Persian translation of Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development and the Ages and Stages Inventories to determine the three skill competencies.
Results:
Results showed that the level of home affordances significantly impacted all three skill areas. And the total variance of predictive values in the final model had a moderate and significant ratio. Other factors such as attendance and non-attendance of children in kindergarten, family income, and education of parents were also contributing factors.
Conclusions:
In general, these findings indicate that the home environment plays an important role in the development of personal-social, problem-solving, and communication skills.
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