Relationship between home literacy environment and emotional regulation in children: the mediating effect of the parent-child relationship
ZHANG Jia-Lin1,2, YAO Meng-Meng1, WANG Jing-Yu1,3, WANG Xiu-Hong1,3, WANG Cai1,3, ZHANG Yue1,3, LI Yan-Wei4, CHI Xia1
1.Department of Child Healthcare, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University/Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing 210004, China 4.School of Early-Childhood Education, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing 211171, China
Abstract Objective To study the impact of the home literacy environment on children's emotional regulation skills and the mediating role of the parent-child relationship between them. Methods A stratified cluster sampling approach was employed to select 1 626 preschool children from five kindergartens in Nanjing. Questionnaires were used to collect detailed information on the home literacy environment, children's emotional regulation skills, and the parent-child relationship. A mediation model was established using the Process program in SPSS macro, and the significance of the mediation effect was tested using the Bootstrap method. Results The findings revealed a positive correlation between the home literacy environment and children's emotional regulation skills (r=0.217, P<0.001), as well as parent-child intimacy (r=0.065, P<0.01). Conversely, a negative correlation was found between the home literacy environment and parent-child conflict (r=-0.129, P<0.001). Additionally, parent-child conflict demonstrated a negative correlation with children's emotional regulation skills (r=-0.443, P<0.001), while parent-child intimacy exhibited a positive correlation (r=0.247, P<0.001). The home literacy environment exerted a significant direct effect on children's emotional regulation skills (β=0.162, P<0.001), and the mediating effect of the parent-child relationship accounted for 25.54% of the total effect. Conclusions The home literacy environment significantly influences children's emotional regulation skills, with the parent-child relationship partially mediating this relationship.
ZHANG Jia-Lin,YAO Meng-Meng,WANG Jing-Yu et al. Relationship between home literacy environment and emotional regulation in children: the mediating effect of the parent-child relationship[J]. CJCP, 2023, 25(11): 1180-1185.
ZHANG Jia-Lin,YAO Meng-Meng,WANG Jing-Yu et al. Relationship between home literacy environment and emotional regulation in children: the mediating effect of the parent-child relationship[J]. CJCP, 2023, 25(11): 1180-1185.
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