title: [Family life events, maternal mental health status, and the problems of preschool children's behavior--a correlation study].
abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships of family life events and maternal mental health status to mothers' reports of the problems of their preschool children's behavior. Ninety children aged between 2.5 and 4 years old were sampled from 4 private kindergartens in Taipei. There was a positive correlation between family life events and the problems of preschool children's behavior, but "maternal mental health status" was the best predictor for the problems of preschool children's behavior by multiple regression analysis.
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Republic of China.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Shiau
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Yen
mesh_terms: D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D012044:Regression Analysis