The influence of unsupervised time on elementary school children at high risk for inattention and problem behaviors
- Authors
- Na, Kyoung-Sae; Lee, Soyoung Irene; Hong, Hyun Ju; Oh, Myoung-Ja; Bahn, Geon Ho; Ha, Kyunghee; Shin, Yun Mi; Song, Jungeun; Park, Eun Jin; Yoo, Heejung; Kim, Hyunsoo; Kyung, Yun-Mi
- Issue Date
- Jun-2014
- Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Keywords
- Aggression; Behavior; Childhood; Unsupervised time; Self-care
- Citation
- CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT, v.38, no.6, pp.1120 - 1127
- Journal Title
- CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
- Volume
- 38
- Number
- 6
- Start Page
- 1120
- End Page
- 1127
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/12571
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.09.001
- ISSN
- 0145-2134
- Abstract
- In the last few decades, changing socioeconomic and family structures have increasingly left children alone without adult supervision. Carefully prepared and limited periods of unsupervised time are not harmful for children. However, long unsupervised periods have harmful effects, particularly for those children at high risk for inattention and problem behaviors. In this study, we examined the influence of unsupervised time on behavior problems by studying a sample of elementary school children at high risk for inattention and problem behaviors. The study analyzed data from the Children's Mental Health Promotion Project, which was conducted in collaboration with education, government, and mental health professionals. The child behavior checklist (CBCL) was administered to assess problem behaviors among first- and fourth-grade children. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the influence of unsupervised time on children's behavior. A total of 3,270 elementary school children (1,340 first-graders and 1,930 fourth-graders) were available for this study; 1,876 of the 3,270 children (57.4%) reportedly spent a significant amount of time unsupervised during the day. Unsupervised time that exceeded more than 2 h per day increased the risk of delinquency, aggressive behaviors, and somatic complaints, as well as externalizing and internalizing problems. Carefully planned after-school programming and care should be provided to children at high risk for inattention and problem behaviors. Also, a more comprehensive approach is needed to identify the possible mechanisms by which unsupervised time aggravates behavior problems in children predisposed for these behaviors. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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