Is quality more important if you’re quirky? A review of the literature on differential susceptibility to childcare environments


Autoria(s): Davis, Elspeth; Eivers, Areana; Thorpe, Karen
Data(s)

01/12/2012

Resumo

Evidence concerning the impact of child care on child development suggests that higher-quality environments, particularly those that are more responsive, predict more favourable social and behavioural outcomes. However, the extent of this effect is not as great as might be expected. Impacts on child outcomes are, at best, modest. One recent explanation emerging from a new theoretical perspective of development, differential susceptibility theory, is that a minority of children are more reactive to both positive and negative environments, while the majority are relatively unaffected. These 'quirky' children have temperamental traits that are more extreme, and are often described in research studies as having 'difficult temperaments'. This paper reviews the literature on such children and argues for the need for further research to identify components of childcare environments that optimise the potential of these more sensitive, quirky individuals.

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application/pdf

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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/60825/

Publicador

Early Childhood Australia Inc.

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/60825/1/60825b.pdf

http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/australian_journal_of_early_childhood/ajec_index_abstracts/is-quality-more-important-if-youre-quirky-a-review-of-the-literature-on-differential-susceptibility-to-childcare-environments.html

Davis, Elspeth, Eivers, Areana, & Thorpe, Karen (2012) Is quality more important if you’re quirky? A review of the literature on differential susceptibility to childcare environments. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 37(4), pp. 99-106.

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Copyright 2012 Please consult the authors

Fonte

Faculty of Health; School of Psychology & Counselling

Palavras-Chave #170102 Developmental Psychology and Ageing #170103 Educational Psychology #child development #childcare environments
Tipo

Journal Article