重新考虑家庭规模和孩子的语言环境
Sonali Poudel1, Kathleen Denicola-Prechtl1, Jackie A Nelson1
1School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas.
Developmental psychology
|October 30, 2023
概括
美国家庭规模的增加影响了儿童的发展. 与儿童相比,更多的成年人可能会对语言发展产生积极影响,特别是在西班牙裔家庭中,尽管家庭密度更高 (HHD).
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 家庭研究 家庭研究
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 在过去的40年里,居住在大家庭中的美国儿童数量显著增加.
- 现有的研究将家庭密度 (HHD) 与儿童语言结果的负面影响联系起来.
- 在了解家庭构成对儿童发育的微妙影响方面存在差距.
研究的目的:
- 调查家庭密度 (HHD) 和成年人与儿童的比例在儿童词汇上的关系.
- 在这些协会中,探索母亲教育和家庭混乱的调解作用.
- 检查文化差异,特别是在西班牙裔家庭内,关于家庭规模和语言发展.
主要方法:
- 对来自不同社会经济和种族背景的275个家庭进行了横截面研究.
- 对家庭密度 (每间卧室的人口) 和成年人与儿童的比例进行统计分析.
- 评估儿童的词汇分数,母亲的教育水平和家庭混乱.
主要成果:
- 较高的家庭密度 (HHD) 与较低的儿童词汇量得分相关.
- 较高的成年人与儿童比率与更高的儿童词汇量和减少家庭混乱有关.
- 这些影响在西班牙裔家庭中最为明显,这表明文化特异性.
结论:
- 家庭规模对儿童语言发展的影响需要重新评估.
- 在大家庭中增加成人存在可能为儿童的语言提供保护性好处.
- 文化背景至关重要;研究结果强调了西班牙裔家庭的潜在保护作用.
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