Journal article
Concordance in parents' and childcare providers' reports of child behaviors
Early child development and care, v 64(1), pp 27-32
01 Jan 1990
Abstract
Two specific questions were addressed in this investigation: [1] Are there differences between parents and daycare providers in their ratings of children's behaviors that may be related to stress, and [2] do daycare providers that have the children on a full-time basis rate the children's behavior more similarly to parents' ratings than providers that have the children on a part-time basis?
The sample was comprised of the mother and head childcare teacher for a total of 28 children, aged 32-65 months [M = 44.2 months]. Initial demographic data were collected, and the child's mother and primary teacher each completed identical questionnaires, rating the child's recent behavior along 26 dimensions.
Mothers reported significantly higher overall stress ratings than did childcare providers; a pattern which was significant for a number of individual items, as well. Contrary to what was expected, mothers' and teachers' overall mean ratings were not significantly different for children who attended on a part-time basis, but were significantly different for children who attended on a full-time basis. The implications and interpretation of these findings are discussed.
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Details
- Title
- Concordance in parents' and childcare providers' reports of child behaviors
- Creators
- Audrey L Begun - University of Wisconsin–MilwaukeeDominic F. Gullo - University of Wisconsin–MilwaukeePatricia Modell - University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
- Publication Details
- Early child development and care, v 64(1), pp 27-32
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-1842613196
- Other Identifier
- 991020531834604721