ERIC Number: EJ1401169
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-9289
EISSN: EISSN-1556-6935
School Readiness of Turkish Children Living in Poverty: The Mediating Roles of Home Environment and Maternal Behaviors
Early Education and Development, v34 n8 p1779-1798 2023
Research Findings: The present study examined the relationship between poverty (income-to-needs ratio [INR], parent education, material hardship, and food insecurity) and children's school readiness (vocabulary, mathematic skills, and phonological awareness) through the mediating roles of stimulation and chaos in the home environment, maternal depression, and perceived maternal rejection. Participants were 5-year-old children (N = 184) and their mothers living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods in Turkey. Mothers completed scales regarding poverty, home quality, and depression. Children were tested for their school readiness via several assessments. Moreover, children reported the parenting quality of their mothers. The results indicated that family INR and parent education positively, and food insecurity negatively predicted children's school readiness through the mediation of stimulation at home and perceived maternal rejection. Stimulation at home was positively related to children's math skills and receptive vocabulary, mothers' depression was negatively related to math skills, and perceived maternal rejection was negatively related to receptive vocabulary and phonological awareness. Practice or Policy: Implications of the findings for social policies and intervention programs are discussed. Improving home environment quality and mothers' parenting behaviors should be targeted in future policies to contribute to children's school readiness.
Descriptors: School Readiness, Poverty, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Family Income, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Food, Mathematics Skills, Phonological Awareness, Depression (Psychology), Rejection (Psychology), Family Environment, Rating Scales, Parenting Skills, Preschool Children, Childrens Attitudes, Prediction, Security (Psychology), Vocabulary Skills, Intervention, Public Policy, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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