TY - JOUR
T1 - Day care and family dynamics
AU - Roopnarine, Jaipaul L.
AU - Hempel, Lynn M.
N1 - Funding Information:
The researchw as supported by an Academic Development Grant to the first author from the College for Human Development at Syracuse University. We gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the families who participated and assistance from the directors and staff of the day care centers. Correspondence and requests for reprints should be addressed to Jaipaul L. Roopnarine, Department of Child, Family, and Community Studies, I10 Slocum Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-1250.
PY - 1988/12
Y1 - 1988/12
N2 - Twenty-one dual-earner families whose preschool-aged children entered day care before 6 months of age and 19 dual-earner families whose preschool-aged children entered day care during the second year of life filled out questionnaires on the nature of their children's caregiving environment; their perceptions of the effects of day care on parent-child interaction and children's development; their overall job satisfaction; social support networks; and personal well-being, marital stress, and companionship. Mothers and fathers reported high levels of satisfaction with the caregiving environment and the effects of day care. Parental perceptions of the effects of day care on parent-child interaction and children's development did not differ as a function of time of entry into day care. Parental perceptions of selected parent-child variables were associated with job satisfaction, social support, and the marital measures. Parental perceptions of parent-child interaction were related to their perceptions of the effects of day care on children's social and cognitive skills. Mothers and fathers differed in these perceptions. There was some support for a conceptual link between marital variables and children's functioning in day care.
AB - Twenty-one dual-earner families whose preschool-aged children entered day care before 6 months of age and 19 dual-earner families whose preschool-aged children entered day care during the second year of life filled out questionnaires on the nature of their children's caregiving environment; their perceptions of the effects of day care on parent-child interaction and children's development; their overall job satisfaction; social support networks; and personal well-being, marital stress, and companionship. Mothers and fathers reported high levels of satisfaction with the caregiving environment and the effects of day care. Parental perceptions of the effects of day care on parent-child interaction and children's development did not differ as a function of time of entry into day care. Parental perceptions of selected parent-child variables were associated with job satisfaction, social support, and the marital measures. Parental perceptions of parent-child interaction were related to their perceptions of the effects of day care on children's social and cognitive skills. Mothers and fathers differed in these perceptions. There was some support for a conceptual link between marital variables and children's functioning in day care.
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U2 - 10.1016/0885-2006(88)90039-7
DO - 10.1016/0885-2006(88)90039-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:45449126243
VL - 3
SP - 427
EP - 438
JO - Early Childhood Research Quarterly
JF - Early Childhood Research Quarterly
SN - 0885-2006
IS - 4
ER -