Unsociability and social adjustment of Chinese preschool migrant children: The moderating role of resilience
ObjectivesThe present study examined the moderating effect of children’s resilience on the relations between unsociability and social adjustment (i.e., prosocial behaviors, peer exclusion, interpersonal skills, internalizing problems) in Chinese preschool migrant children.MethodsParticipants were N...
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| description | ObjectivesThe present study examined the moderating effect of children’s resilience on the relations between unsociability and social adjustment (i.e., prosocial behaviors, peer exclusion, interpersonal skills, internalizing problems) in Chinese preschool migrant children.MethodsParticipants were N = 148 children (82 boys, Mage = 62.32 months, SD = 6.76) attending two public kindergartens in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. Mothers provided ratings of children’s unsociability and resilience; teachers assessed children’s social adjustment outcomes, and children reported their receptive vocabulary.ResultsUnsociability was positively associated with peer exclusion and internalizing problems, and negatively associated with prosocial behaviors and interpersonal skills among Chinese preschool migrant children. Moreover, children’s resilience significantly moderated the relationship between unsociability and social adjustment. Specifically, among children with lower levels of resilience, unsociability was significantly and positively associated with peer exclusion and internalizing problems, while among children with higher levels of resilience, unsociability was not associated with social adjustment difficulties.ConclusionThe current findings inform us of the importance of improving children’s resilience to buffer the negative adjustment among Chinese migrant unsociable young children. The findings also highlight the importance of considering the meaning and implication of unsociability for preschool migrant children in Chinese culture. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-78cd75d07dda4c30835d466726cf435d2023-01-24T05:37:47ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402023-01-011410.3389/fpsyt.2023.10742171074217Unsociability and social adjustment of Chinese preschool migrant children: The moderating role of resilienceJingjing Zhu0Zhenzhen Zhang1Pin Xu2Kaiyu Huang3Yan Li4Early Childhood Education College, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, ChinaEarly Childhood Education College, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, ChinaHongkou District Education College, Shanghai, ChinaQingpu District Education College, Shanghai, ChinaEarly Childhood Education College, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, ChinaObjectivesThe present study examined the moderating effect of children’s resilience on the relations between unsociability and social adjustment (i.e., prosocial behaviors, peer exclusion, interpersonal skills, internalizing problems) in Chinese preschool migrant children.MethodsParticipants were N = 148 children (82 boys, Mage = 62.32 months, SD = 6.76) attending two public kindergartens in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. Mothers provided ratings of children’s unsociability and resilience; teachers assessed children’s social adjustment outcomes, and children reported their receptive vocabulary.ResultsUnsociability was positively associated with peer exclusion and internalizing problems, and negatively associated with prosocial behaviors and interpersonal skills among Chinese preschool migrant children. Moreover, children’s resilience significantly moderated the relationship between unsociability and social adjustment. Specifically, among children with lower levels of resilience, unsociability was significantly and positively associated with peer exclusion and internalizing problems, while among children with higher levels of resilience, unsociability was not associated with social adjustment difficulties.ConclusionThe current findings inform us of the importance of improving children’s resilience to buffer the negative adjustment among Chinese migrant unsociable young children. The findings also highlight the importance of considering the meaning and implication of unsociability for preschool migrant children in Chinese culture.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1074217/fullpreschool migrant childrenresilienceunsociabilitysocial adjustmentChina |
| spellingShingle | Jingjing Zhu Zhenzhen Zhang Pin Xu Kaiyu Huang Yan Li Unsociability and social adjustment of Chinese preschool migrant children: The moderating role of resilience Frontiers in Psychiatry preschool migrant children resilience unsociability social adjustment China |
| title | Unsociability and social adjustment of Chinese preschool migrant children: The moderating role of resilience |
| title_full | Unsociability and social adjustment of Chinese preschool migrant children: The moderating role of resilience |
| title_fullStr | Unsociability and social adjustment of Chinese preschool migrant children: The moderating role of resilience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unsociability and social adjustment of Chinese preschool migrant children: The moderating role of resilience |
| title_short | Unsociability and social adjustment of Chinese preschool migrant children: The moderating role of resilience |
| title_sort | unsociability and social adjustment of chinese preschool migrant children the moderating role of resilience |
| topic | preschool migrant children resilience unsociability social adjustment China |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1074217/full |
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