Research in Nursing and Health
Volume 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-131

Developmental status and home environment among children born to immigrant women married to Taiwanese men (Article)

Chen C.-J. , Hsu C.-W. , Chu Y.-R. , Han K.-C. , Chien L.-Y.*
  • a Department of Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • b Cardinal Tien College of Healthcare and Management, Taipei, Taiwan
  • c Beitou District Health Center, Taipei, Taiwan
  • d Neihu District Health Center, Taipei, Taiwan
  • e Institute of Clinical and Community Health Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, 155 Section 2, Li-Nong Street, Taipei 11221, Taiwan

Abstract

The aims of this cross-sectional study were to examine (a) the developmental status and home environments of children (6-24 months) of immigrant women married to Taiwanese men, and (b) the association of child developmental status with parental socio-demographics, maternal language abilities, and home environment qualities. Participants were 61 children and their mothers from China and Vietnam. Data were collected with interviews, home observations, and developmental testing. The children had lower cognitive and language but higher motor and social development scores compared with native norms. Home environment and maternal perceived language ability were positively associated with child development. The association of home environment and maternal language ability with early childhood development was supported for immigrant populations in Taiwan. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Author Keywords

Immigrant Child development home environment Women

Index Keywords

Vietnam China educational status human statistics Mother-Child Relations language ethnology Taiwan family size Family Characteristics Cross-Sectional Studies marriage cross-sectional study Humans male Emigrants and Immigrants preschool child Viet Nam Infant Child, Preschool Socioeconomic Factors female socioeconomics questionnaire Article Questionnaires adult migration Child Development mother child relation
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84858002938&doi=10.1002%2fnur.21457&partnerID=40&md5=ba739f79f5f85a8f83dab5ef15fa7f3d
DOI: 10.1002/nur.21457
ISSN: 01606891
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English