scholarly journals Family Representations of Preschool Age Children Living in Families of Different Socio-Economic Status

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 83-101
Author(s):  
A.A. Shvedovskaya ◽  
T.Yu. Zagvozdkina

A child’s family representation is one of the crucial factors of psychological and social development in older preschoolers. The article emphasizes that the relationships between a child’s family socioeconomic status (SES) and family representation are mediated. Family members’ perception and evaluation of their socioeconomic status are conditioned with subjective economic well- being. It influences family functioning which, in its turn, conditions particular characteristics of a child’s emotional experiences in family situation and his/her family representations. The analysis of relationships between subjective economic well-being of family members and a child’s family representations demonstrates the trend to increase in severity of poor well-being markers in case of increase of parental markers of financial stress, financial deprivation and financial anxiety. An empirical classification of family representation types in children from families with various SES is provided. It includes positive family representation “Favorable family”, family representation with some elements of disharmony “Unstable family”, representation of a distant family “Distant family”, conflict family representation “Conflict family”, negative family representation “Unfavorable family”.

1994 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 7-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce E. Allen-Smith

This research documents the disadvantaged status of rural blacks. Many indicators of economic well-being reveal that rural blacks lag behind both urban blacks and rural whites. Investments in human capital are critical for improving the economic status of rural blacks; public assistance and equal opportunity policies are also important. Financing alternative policies remains a major constraint to reducing the disparity between the economic well-being of rural blacks and their white counterparts and between blacks in rural and urban communities.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary Davidson ◽  
Gurch Randhawa

BACKGROUND Any delays in language development may affect learning, profoundly influencing personal, social, and professional trajectories. The effectiveness of the Sign 4 Big Feelings (S4BF) intervention was investigated by measuring change in early years outcomes after a three month period. OBJECTIVE To determine whether Early Years Outcomes (EYOs) significantly improve (beyond typical expected development), if children’s wellbeing improves after the S4BF intervention period, and if there are differences between boys and girls in any progress made. METHODS An evaluation of S4BF was conducted with 111 preschool age children in early years settings in Luton, United Kingdom. Listening, speaking, understanding, and managing feelings and behaviour, in addition to Leuven well-being scales were used in a quasi-experimental study design to measure outcomes pre- and postintervention. RESULTS Statistically and clinically significant differences were found for each of the seven pre- and post measures taken: words understood and spoken, well-being scores, and the four EYO domains. Gender differences were negligible in all analyses undertaken. CONCLUSIONS Children of all abilities may benefit considerably from S4BF, but a language-based intervention of this nature may be transformational for children who are behind developmentally, with EAL needs or of lower socio-economic status. CLINICALTRIAL ISRCTN42025531; https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN42025531


2020 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-276
Author(s):  
Rob J. Gruijters ◽  
Julia A. Behrman

Influential reports about the “learning crisis” in the global South generally pay insufficient attention to social inequalities in learning. In this study, we explore the association between family socioeconomic status and learning outcomes in 10 francophone African countries using data from the Programme for the Analysis of Education Systems, a standardized assessment of pupils’ mathematics and reading competence at the end of primary school. We start by showing that learning outcomes among grade 6 pupils are both poor and highly stratified. We then develop and test a conceptual framework that highlights three mechanisms through which family socioeconomic status might contribute to learning: (1) educational resources at home, (2) health and well-being, and (3) differences in school quality. We find that most of the effect of family background on learning outcomes operates through school quality, which results from a combination of the unequal distribution of resources (such as teachers and textbooks) across schools and high socioeconomic segregation between schools. On the basis of these results, we suggest that most countries in the region could improve equity as well as overall performance by “raising the floor” in school quality.


2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zenaida R. Ravanera ◽  
Fernando Rajulton

Using the longitudinal panel data collected through the Canadian Surveys of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) from 1993 to1998, we examined the hypotheses that (a) higher education delays marriage; (b) labour force participation and earnings of women, like those of men, increase the likelihood of marriage; and, (c) the magnitude of the effects of education and income varies by life course stages of the youth. Analyses were done for men aged 17-19, 20-22, and 23-25 and for women aged 15-17, 18-20, and 21-23 at the start of the panel surveys. Our findings confirm our hypotheses, namely, a longer stay in school lowers the risk of marrying while greater economic well-being increases the risk. The results also show that the effects of wages and salaries are strongest among the middle cohorts of men (20-22) and women (18-20) who are at the stage of forming their own independent lives.


2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-126
Author(s):  
Soepardjo Soepardjo

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kontribusi 1) status sosial ekonomi keluarga terhadap prestasi belajar sejarah; 2) sikap kebangsaan siswa terhadap prestasi belajar sejarah; dan 3) status sosial ekonomi keluarga dan sikap kebangsaan secara bersama-sama terhadap prestasi belajar sejarah. Metode penelitian yang di-gunakan adalah metode survei dengan desain korelasional. Populasi penelitian 980 siswa. Sampel penelitian 245 siswa yang di-ambil dengan teknik random sampling. Pengumpulan data mengguna-kan tes dan kuesioner. Teknik analisis data menggunakan teknik korelasi dan regresi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 1) kontribusi positif dan signifikan status sosial ekonomi keluarga ter-hadap prestasi belajar sejarah; 2) kontribusi positif dan signifikan sikap kebangsaan terhadap prestasi belajar sejarah; 3) kontribusi positif dan signifikan status sosial ekonomi keluarga dan sikap kebangsaan terhadap prestasi belajar sejarah pada siswa SMU Muhammadiyah Kota Surakarta. Kata kunci: status sosial ekonomi, sikap kebangsaan, prestasi belajar sejarah ______________________________________________________________CONTRIBUTION OF FAMILY’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AND NATIONALISM ATTITUDE TOWARD HISTORY LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT Abstract The study aims to determine: 1) family socioeconomic status on history learning achievement; 2) nationalism attitude toward students’ history learning achievement; and 3) family socio-economic status and nationalism attitude together towards achievement history. The research method used was a survey method with a correlational design. The study population was 980 students. 245 students sample were taken with random sampling technique. Data were collectied by using tests and questionnaires. The technique of data analysis used correlation and regression techniques. The results show that contribution of family socioeconomic status on history learning achievement was 9,02%. Contributions of nationalism attitudes toward achievement in learning history was 5.59% and the contribution of family socioeconomic status and attitudes nationalities together towards achievement history was 2.13%. From the result it can be concluded that there is a significant and positive contribution of 1) socio-economic status of the family; 2) nationalism attitudes; and3) socio-economic status of the family and national attitudes toward students learning history achievement at SMU Muhammadiyah Surakarta.Keywords: socioeconomic status, nationalitism attitude, history learning achievement


2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria-Fernanda Reyes ◽  
Encarnación Satorres ◽  
Juan C. Meléndez

Well-being is a complex construct related to sociodemographic and cultural aspects that vary across cultures. Latin America is a region with high social inequalities among population groups, although this varies significantly depending on the country. This article proposes a model that seeks to establish the relationship between psychosocial variables, psychological well-being, and life satisfaction in a sample of Colombian older adults. The model explores associations between resilience, socioeconomic status, life satisfaction, and psychological well-being. A study with a sample of 617 Colombian older adults was conducted. A structural equation modeling technique was performed. The results showed a model in which life satisfaction is positively explained by psychological well-being and resilience, whereas psychological well-being is explained by a higher socio-economic status. The results contribute to the evidence about how well-being is determined by psychosocial and cultural factors. The evidence found represents novel information about older adults in Colombia.


Author(s):  
Amukeru Gift Amadi ◽  
Uju E. Nnubia

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between home environment and child deviant behaviours in Rivers state, Nigeria. The study adopted a correlational research design. A stratified non-proportionate random sampling technique was used to select 300 married teachers’ having children under their care. The mean and standard deviation were evaluated. Pearson’s Product-Moment correlation was used to test the hypotheses using the Statistical Package for Service Solution (SPSS). Results from the study showed that there is a significant relationship between home environment variables such as family socioeconomic status, poor attitude of extended family members’ and home media and Deviant Behaviour. The result from this study also showed that poor attitudes of extended family members such as smoking, gossiping, bad advice, over pampering and moral bankrupt will negatively affect the child. The findings also revealed that uncontrolled television viewing, addiction to games, exposure to pornography through unregulated home media, school absenteeism, uncontrolled use of internet at home and unregulated television viewing can have negative effects on the child. Furthermore, the family economic status such as inability to provide basic needs by parents, family poverty and unmet needs can result to deviant behaviours such as stealing, disrespect and street begging in children. It is therefore recommended that families should be sensitized on the destructive aspects of the extended family structure on child behaviours. In addition, families should regulate the use of home media by children.


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