Zhu Yan-Tong, Li Xiang, Jiao Dan-Dan, Tanaka Emiko, Tomisaki Etsuko, Watanabe Taeko, Sawada Yuko, Zhu Zhu, Ajmal Ammara, Matsumoto Munenori, Anme Tokie
School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, Japan.
Faculty of Nursing, Musashino University, Tokyo 2028585, Japan.
Children (Basel). 2021 Sep 29;8(10):870. doi: 10.3390/children8100870.
Social skills acquired during early childhood are often the foundation for success later in life. Using a nationwide survey dataset in Japan, this study aims to explore the multiple growth trajectories of social skills among children in kindergarten by using a latent class growth modeling approach. It also examines whether, and to what extent, the home-rearing environment at early age predict trajectories of social skills development. Children in this study were assessed on social skills at three waves, four home-rearing environment dimensions (human stimulation, social stimulation, avoidance of punishment, and social support for parenting) and demographic background were measured at wave 1. The results indicated that three distinct growth trajectories of social skills existed during kindergarten: high increase levels, moderate increase levels, and decreased levels. The avoidance of punishment and children's gender significantly predicted the growth trajectories of social skills. Thus, the results suggest that more attention should be paid to the home-rearing environment and boys.
幼儿期获得的社交技能往往是日后人生成功的基础。本研究利用日本的一项全国性调查数据集，旨在通过潜在类别增长建模方法探索幼儿园儿童社交技能的多种增长轨迹。它还考察了早期的家庭养育环境是否以及在多大程度上能够预测社交技能发展的轨迹。本研究中的儿童在三个时间点接受了社交技能评估，在第一个时间点测量了四个家庭养育环境维度（人际刺激、社交刺激、避免惩罚和育儿的社会支持）以及人口统计学背景。结果表明，幼儿园期间存在三种不同的社交技能增长轨迹：高增长水平、中等增长水平和下降水平。避免惩罚和儿童性别显著预测了社交技能的增长轨迹。因此，研究结果表明，应更多地关注家庭养育环境和男孩。
