Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Agios Ioannis, Serres, Greece.
Res Dev Disabil. 2012 May-Jun;33(3):964-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.12.016. Epub 2012 Jan 27.
Development can be altered by several factors which can either facilitate or obstruct development. The aim of the current study was the examination and the detection of differences in the developmental profiles of preschool aged children living in conventional institution facilities (N=28), in SOS villages (N=20) and in natural family environment (N=48). The psychomotor development of the 96 children, aged 4-6 years old, was assessed using the six scales of the Griffiths Test No II. Two-way analysis of variance designs showed that family reared children had better performance in all scales of the Griffiths test compared with children of the other two groups and that children living in a SOS village had better scores on all domains of development examined compared to children living in a conventional institution (p<.05). The findings reinforce the need to transform institution environments into more supportive ones for the most benefit of children's development and mental health.
发展可以受到多种因素的影响，这些因素可以促进或阻碍发展。本研究的目的是检查和发现生活在传统机构设施（N=28）、SOS 村（N=20）和自然家庭环境（N=48）中的学龄前儿童发展情况的差异。使用 Griffiths 测试第二版的六个量表评估了 96 名 4-6 岁儿童的精神运动发育。双向方差分析设计表明，与其他两组儿童相比，家庭抚养的儿童在 Griffiths 测试的所有量表上表现更好，生活在 SOS 村的儿童在所有被检查的发展领域的得分都高于生活在传统机构的儿童（p<.05）。这些发现强调了需要将机构环境转变为更具支持性的环境，以最大程度地促进儿童的发展和心理健康。
