Family stress and child behaviour

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dc.contributor.authorLindquist, Jennifer Ella Lynnen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-14T21:06:01Z
dc.date.available2024-08-14T21:06:01Z
dc.date.copyright1998en_US
dc.date.issued1998
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychological Foundations in Education
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractAll individuals experience stress in their lives. This stress acts as a pervasive force, influencing our relationships with our families, our friends, and our children. This study investigated the influence of family stress on the child behaviour of preschoolers and how a sample of parents managed this stress. The sample of 27 families was elected from Victoria and area preschools. All participants completed Achenbach's ( 1991) Child Behavior Checklist, Sarason, Johnson, and Seigel's (1978) Life Experiences Survey, and Kanner, Coyne, Schaefer, and Lazarus' (1981) Daily Hassles questionnaire. Five families participated in a structured interview of approximately one hour. Preliminary statistic revealed that of the two dependent variables, life experiences and daily hassles. only daily hassles were significantly related to child behaviour (p <.05). Interview results appear to contradict the questionnaire data, with life events being more influential in regards to child behavior than daily hassles. It appear that a perceptual difference existed between life events and daily hassles, which affected parents' utilization of coping strategies thereby influencing child behaviour. Limitations and future research directions are also discussed.
dc.format.extent101 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/18688
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dc.titleFamily stress and child behaviouren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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