Predicting Factors of Early Childhood Care Behaviors Among Caregivers
Keywords:
childcare behavior, early childhood children, predictive factors, caregiversAbstract
This predictive correlational study aimed to explore early childhood care behaviors among caregivers and investigate the predictive power of knowledge, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, and perceived self-efficacy on early childhood care behaviors among caregivers. The samples were 120 early childhood caregivers in Nangam Subdistrict, Renu Nakhon District, Nakhon Phanom Province. The instrument was a questionnaire on caregivers’ early childhood care behaviors. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and stepwise multiple regression analysis.
The findings revealed that the caregivers’ score on overall early childhood care behaviors was at a moderate level ( = 91.66, SD = 24.39). The variable with the most predictive power of early childhood care behaviors among caregivers was perceived self-efficacy (Beta = .649). perceived self-efficacy and perceived benefits could jointly predict early childhood care behaviors among caregivers by 65.40% (R2 = .654, p < .05). Based on this study, health personnel should encourage early childhood caregivers to recognize the positive outcomes that will occur and realize their abilities and potential in caring for early childhood children so that early childhood children have appropriate growth and development according to their age.
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