An Evaluation Scale of Family Environment for Identification of Children at Risk of School Failure

Abstract

This study describes the development of the Home Environment Resources Scale, a Brazilian measure for families with children ages 6 to 12 years. The scale measures aspects of support for school achievement, made available to the child at home. A first version of the measure with 11 subscales was administered to 100 mothers or guardians of children with poor school achievement in a clinical setting. Analysis of the items in the first version resulted in a final version comprising 8 subscales with acceptable indices of internal consistency. Two validity studies were conducted. One aimed at verifying to what extent the Home Environment Resources Scale could discriminate the home environment of students referred to a mental health clinic on account of poor school performance. The sample included mothers of 53 referred and 23 nonreferred children. The two groups differed significantly in home resources and on four subscales. The other study assessed the validity, i.e., prediction of the academic outcome of children entering Grade 1. 70 children and their mothers participated. Results indicate that school achievement and social competence at school are mediated by family support.

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Contexto familiar e problemas de saúde mental infantil no Programa Saúde da Família

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“…The instrument presents satisfactory internal consistency (0.84) and discriminates families whose children present different school performance and behavior problems. 16 Socioeconomic and Cultural Level Scale 22 ) -consists of 21 items, including symptoms and attitudes, and the intensity varies from zero to three. Psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the scale were studied in different samples, and the internal consistency of the scale was high for non-clinical samples (0.81).…”

Caring for children around the world: A view from HOME

“…Despite high rates of poverty and generally low levels of education in Latin America, Africa, and much of Asia, most studies examining HOME stimulation and child well-being have found robust relations between the two (Aina et al, 1993;Bastos et al, 1998;Black, 2003;Chomitz, 1992;Church & Katigbak, 1991;Cravioto & DeLicardie, 1972;Drotar et al, 1999;Duhan & Punia, 1998;Durbrow et al, 1997;Grantham-McGregor, 1991;Grantham-McGregor, Powell, Walker, Chang, & Fletcher, 1995;Grantham-McGregor, Lira, Ashworth, Morris, & Assuncao, 1998;Hamadani, Fuchs, Osendarp, Huda, & Grantham-McGregor, 2002;Hayes, 1997;Hayes, Lampart, Dreher, & Morgan, 1991;Jang, 2001;Lee, Super, & Harkness, 2003;Lozoff et al, 1995Lozoff et al, , 1998Lozoff, Jimenez, & Wolf, 1991;Marturano, Ferreira, & Bacarji, 2004;Masud, Luster, & Youatt, 1994;Misra & Tiwari, 1984;Richter & Grieve, 1991;Sahu & Devi, 1982;Torralva & Cugnasco, 1999;Zeitlin et al, 1995). In some instances associations were lower than most in the US, for example in Bahrain (Hadeed & Sylva, 1999).…”