评估家庭和儿童的居住和邻里特征与后者的发展之间的关联,使用蒙特利尔幼儿园儿童学前经历调查(MSPECK)的数据。
从调查框架中抽取了1101名儿童的样本,其中包括2012年魁北克幼儿园儿童发展调查(2012QSCDK)中评估的蒙特利尔儿童。从孩子的父母那里收集的数据被用来记录以下居住和邻里特征(独立变量):邻里的物质剥夺,住房健康,住宅拥挤,住房不稳定,邻里安全,和获取资源。链接QSCDK数据提供了幼儿园儿童发展的量度(因变量)。Logistic回归用于预测幼儿园儿童在至少一个发育领域中处于脆弱状态的概率。或在两个或多个域中。
居住在被认为是危险的社区的儿童在至少一个发展领域中易受伤害的可能性要高出1.5倍。与居住在被认为安全的社区的同龄人相比(95%CI:1.02-2.14)。在两个或多个开发领域的脆弱性中观察到类似的结果(OR1.67;95%CI:1.07-2.61)。与容易获得资源的家庭中的同龄人相比,生活在缺乏资源的家庭中的儿童在两个或多个发展领域中也更容易受到伤害(OR1.56;95%CI:1.003-2.44)。
父母的不安全感和无法获得当地资源可能会限制孩子的社交机会和他们接触丰富的经历。
Evaluate the association between residential and neighbourhood characteristics of families and children and the latter\'s development, using data from the Montréal Survey on the Preschool Experiences of Children in Kindergarten (MSPECK).
A sample of 1101 children was extracted from a survey frame that included Montréal children assessed in the 2012 Québec Survey of Child Development in Kindergarten (2012 QSCDK). Data collected from the children\'s parents were used to document the following residential and neighbourhood characteristics (independent variables): material deprivation in the neighbourhood, housing health, residential crowding, housing instability, neighbourhood safety, and access to resources. Linking QSCDK data provided a measure of development for children in kindergarten (dependent variable). Logistic regression was used to predict the probability of kindergarten children being vulnerable in at least one domain of development, or in two or more domains.
Children living in neighbourhoods perceived to be dangerous are 1.5 times more likely to be vulnerable in at least one domain of development, compared with their peers living in neighbourhoods perceived to be safe (95% CI: 1.02-2.14). A similar result is observed for vulnerability in two or more domains of development (OR 1.67; 95% CI: 1.07-2.61). Children living in families who lack access to resources are also more likely to be vulnerable in two or more domains of development than their peers in families who have easy access to resources (OR 1.56; 95% CI: 1.003-2.44).
Parents\' feelings of insecurity and lack of access to local resources can limit children\'s opportunities for socialization and their exposure to enriching experiences.