title: Developmental status and home environment among children born to immigrant women married to Taiwanese men.
abstract: The aims of this cross-sectional study were to examine (a) the developmental status and home environments of children (6-24 months) of immigrant women married to Taiwanese men, and (b) the association of child developmental status with parental socio-demographics, maternal language abilities, and home environment qualities. Participants were 61 children and their mothers from China and Vietnam. Data were collected with interviews, home observations, and developmental testing. The children had lower cognitive and language but higher motor and social development scores compared with native norms. Home environment and maternal perceived language ability were positively associated with child development. The association of home environment and maternal language ability with early childhood development was supported for immigrant populations in Taiwan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chwen-Jen
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chiung-Wen
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Yu-Roo
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Kuo-Chiang
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Li-Yin
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Chien
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan; D014744:Vietnam / Q000208:ethnology