[The psychosocial factors associated with preschoolers' wellbeing in a kindergarten].
The aim of our investigation was to find out how do pre-school aged children felt themselves in kindergarten and what factors their well-being depended on. The survey was carried out in 1999 and 2000. A sample of 631 children aged 6-7 years was interviewed in 12 randomly selected kindergartens of Kaunas. The children were divided into two groups. The children who said that they liked to be in kindergarten more than at home belonged to the first group (n = 361 or 57.3%). They answered that they liked their group mates, like to speak with their teacher, to learn, to sing, to play quiet games, they heard good words about themselves in kindergarten more often. The children who enjoyed to be at home more than in kindergarten belonged to the second group (n = 269 or 42.7%). They said that they did not like to obey the tasks of their teacher, to sleep after dinner more often in comparison with the first group. Factorial analysis of the data indicated that children with positive factor of well-being through they were better than their group friends, thought they could do things better than their group mates, they had less complaints of various pains. A statistically significant correlation between the common factors of well-being and self-esteem was estimated.
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Kauno medicinos universiteto Biomedicininiu tyrimu institutas, Eiveniu 4, 3007 Kaunas.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010988:Play and Playthings; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012649:Self Concept; D012890:Sleep; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012951:Socialization; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires