Factors influencing separation anxiety of pre-school children as perceived by child-caregivers in Chon Buri province
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between caregiver and child relationship, caregiver stress, caregiver experience, family type, child temperament and separation anxiety of pre-school children.
Methods: A descriptive correlational study of 98 caregivers, 98 mothers and their pre-school children in child care centers, Muang district, Chon Buri province was conducted. The research instruments included a demographic record form, a caregiver-child relationship questionnaire, caregiver stress questionnaire, caregiver experience questionnaire, child temperament questionnaire, and separation anxiety questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation were used to analyze the data.
Results: The results showed that the mean score of separation anxiety of the pre-school children was 8.87 (SD = 6.66). Caregiver and child relationship was negatively correlated with separation anxiety of the pre-school children (r =-.20, p<.05). Caregiver stress, caregiver experience, family type, and child temperament were not significantly correlated with separation anxiety of the pre-school children.
Conclusions: In order to reduce separation anxiety of preschool children, child care center administrators or those involved with taking care of preschool children should promote caregiver-child relationship.
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บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี จังหวัดนนทบุรี
ข้อความที่ปรากฏในบทความแต่ละเรื่องในวารสารวิชาการเล่มนี้เป็นความคิดเห็นส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี จังหวัดนนทบุรี และคณาจารย์ท่านอื่น ในวิทยาลัยฯ แต่อย่างใด ความรับผิดชอบองค์ประกอบทั้งหมดของบทความแต่ละเรื่องเป็นของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่าน หากมีความผิดพลาดใด ๆ ผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านจะรับผิดชอบบทความของตนเองแต่ผู้เดียว
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