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The Associations of Parents' Psychological Well-Being and Resilience with Early Childhood Development

Şeyma Şimşirgil Kara1, Kübra Gümüş2, Çetin Çoban1

  • 1Department of Child Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sinop University, 57000 Sinop, Turkey.

Children (Basel, Switzerland)
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Parents' psychological resilience and well-being are linked to their children's development. Higher parental well-being and resilience correlate with better child developmental outcomes, highlighting the importance of parental mental health.

Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Parental Mental Health

Background:

  • Early childhood development is influenced by various factors.
  • Parental psychological characteristics may play a significant role in child development.
  • Understanding these links is crucial for early intervention and support.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between children's developmental stages and their parents' psychological resilience and well-being.
  • To identify if parental psychological factors are associated with developmental delays in children.
  • To explore the predictive power of parental well-being and resilience on child development.

Main Methods:

  • Descriptive and correlational survey design.
  • Sample: 184 children (6-72 months) and their parents.
  • Data collection: Personal Information Form, Early Developmental Stages Inventory (EGE), Psychological Well-being Scale (PWBS), Psychological Resilience Scale for Adults (PRS).
  • Analysis: Independent samples t-test, Pearson correlation, linear regression.

Main Results:

  • Most children (92.4%) showed normal overall development.
  • Personal-social skills had the highest rate of developmental delay (19.0%).
  • Parents of typically developing children had higher psychological resilience and well-being scores than those with children experiencing delays.
  • Moderate positive correlation between EGE and PWBS (r=0.330); weak positive correlation between PRS and EGE (r=0.154).

Conclusions:

  • Parental psychological well-being and resilience are meaningfully associated with children's early developmental outcomes.
  • Children with parents reporting higher psychological well-being and resilience tend to have better developmental profiles.
  • Parental psychological factors are relevant to early childhood development and should be considered within broader ecological frameworks.
Abstract

Keywords:
early childhood developmentpsychological resiliencepsychological well-beingsocial-emotional development

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