Effects Of Daycare Flashcards
Which study shows that day care increases levels of aggression?
The study done by NICHD National Institution of Child Health and Development
What is the definition of daycare?
Where a pre-school child is looked after by somebody who isn’t their parent
In the NICHD study how many participants were there?
1000
In the NICHD study what factors did they take into account?
Different backgrounds and areas
In the NICHD study what type of study was it
Longitudinal
In the NICHD study at 5 years old were the children at daycare or the children at home more aggressive
The children at daycare. Those there full time were 3 times more likely to have behavioural problems like hitting than those at home
In the NICHD study how was data collected?
Through interviews with their parents
Which study suggests that day care reduces aggression levels?
The Borge et al study 2004
In the Borge et al study how many participants were there?
3431 2-4 year olds
In the Borge et al study which country were they in?
Canada
In the Borge et al study how did they collect their data?
Through questionnaires to the person closest to the infant, usually their mother
What factors did they take into account?
Maternal education
In the Borge et al study what were the results?
- 4% of children at home had high levels of aggression
5. 2% of children at day care had high levels of aggression
Which study suggested that daycare reduces sociability?
Vliestra 1981
In the Vliestra study which country were they in?
New Zealand
