INFAD (Jul 2019)

Strengths and difficulties of child behavior and its relationship with sociofamily risk factors.

  • Juan de Dios Uriarte,
  • Maitane Pegalajar,
  • Itxaso Maniega

DOI
https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2019.n1.v2.1379
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 13 – 22

Abstract

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The objective of this study is the analysis of the relationship between social and family risk factors and behavioural characteristics in pre-schoolers. Data have been obtained from a sample of 471 children, from the information provided by their teachers through the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ - Goodman). Results indicate that children from families with a low o very low socioeconomic and cultural level have more behavioural problems than those from families with a medium o high socioeconomic and cultural level. The main conclusion is that there is a relationship between the social and family environment and the psychological and behavioural distress of preschoolers, which could be the antecedent of later problems.

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