Social Skills in Children at Home and in Preschool

Behavioral Sciences

Mostafa Dianatinasab¹  Minoo Mitra Chehrzad²  Mojtaba Vaismoradi³  Maryam Maleki⁴  Abbas Mardani⁴ 

[1] Department of Epidemiology, Center for Health Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud 3614773955, Iran;Department of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht 4199613776, Iran;Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University, Bodø 8049, Norway;School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud 3614773955, Iran;

关键词: social skills;    preschool children;    parent;    teacher;    parent–teacher agreement;   

DOI  :  10.3390/bs9070074

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Preschool age is a crucial period for social development. Social skills acquired during this period are the basis for future life’s success. This study aimed to investigate the level of social skills in preschool children at home and in preschool and to examine the association between children’s social skills and environmental and cultural backgrounds. A cross-sectional study using a multistage cluster sampling method was conducted on 546 children studying in the preschool centers of an urban area of Iran. Data were collected through demographic and social skill questionnaires from parents and teachers. Our findings showed that the social skills of girls were more than those of boys at home. Further, the majority of children had a moderate level of social skills from the parents’ and teachers’ perspectives. There was a modest parent−teacher agreement in most domains of social skills. Moreover, a statistically significant association was reported between children’s social skill domains and the child’s birth rank, father’s age, father’s job, teacher’s age, teacher’s education, teacher’s experience, and preschool classroom in terms of the numbers of children and the type of classroom. Accordingly, the risk of problems with social skills was reported to be relatively low. Therefore, more attention should be given to the family status and the teacher’s and preschool center’s characteristics to improve social skills in children.

【 授权许可】

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