Effects of age of entry, day-care quality, and family characteristics on preschool behavior.
Teachers evaluated 155 4-5-year-old children attending Montréal day-care centers of excellent (N = 51), average (N = 60), or low (N = 44) quality using behavioral scales. Age of entry to day-care was also considered. Center quality was assessed by two observers using the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale. Results point to the positive effects of longer exposure to high-quality group day-care (increased interest-participation), and the negative effects of longer exposure to low-quality centers (increased anger-defiance). Positive or negative family characteristics contributed further to these effects.
Hausfather
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McGill University, Montréal, Canada.
Toharia
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LaRoche
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Engelsmann
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D000367:Age Factors; D000786:Anger; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002656:Child Day Care Centers / Q000145:classification*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011792:Quebec; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment