Father Involvement and Child Development: A Prospective Study of Syrian Refugee Families

Hadfield, Kristin; Al-Soleiti, Majd; Dajani, Rana; Mareschal, Isabelle; Panter-Brick, Catherine

doi:10.1007/s10826-024-02809-y

J Child Fam Stud

2024

DOI: 10.1007/s10826-024-02809-y

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Father Involvement and Child Development: A Prospective Study of Syrian Refugee Families

Kristin Hadfield,

Majd Al-Soleiti,

Rana Dajani

et al.

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Parenting and mental health in protracted refugee situations: A systematic review

Khraisha,

Abujaber,

Carpenter

et al. 2024

Comprehensive Psychiatry

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Parenting and mental health in protracted refugee situations: A systematic review

Khraisha,

Abujaber,

Carpenter

et al. 2024

Comprehensive Psychiatry

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Effectiveness of a community-led shared book reading intervention in Syrian refugee children: a randomised controlled trial

Hadfield,

Al-Hamad,

Dajani

et al. 2024

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Community-led, shared book reading programs may help improve refugee children’s reading abilities and attitudes towards reading. We Love Reading (WLR)—a light-touch, community-led, shared book reading program—was evaluated in a pre-registered, wait-listed, randomised controlled trial (AEARCTR-0006523). 322 Syrian refugee mother–child dyads (children: 4–8-year-olds, 50.0% female) in Jordan were tested at two timepoints, 15 weeks apart. WLR did not significantly affect child literacy or child-reported child attitudes toward reading ( p s > 0.05). Mothers did report improved child attitudes toward reading from WLR ( p = 0.046, η 2 = 0.013). The intervention did not lead to improvements in family relationships ( p s > 0.05). WLR may have promise in improving attitudes toward reading in forcibly displaced children but did not affect literacy or child-reported attitudes toward reading; these results provide insight into what changes are needed for effective shared book reading interventions in this population.

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Interplay of paternal caregiving and screen use habits on early childhood development and children’s tantrums

Sari,

Yalçın

2024

Ital J Pediatr

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Background This study aims to examine the association for paternal care and father-child screen use with early childhood development and children’s temper tantrums. Method Study file included questions about paternal characteristics, child care, father-child screen habits, and utilized the UNICEF Early Childhood Development Index (ECDI). Factors influencing ECDI-on-track status and children’s responses when screen use was restricted were investigated with Chi-square test and multiple logistic regression. Results The study included 464 fathers having children aged 3–4 years. The findings showed that 89.7% of the children were on track in three out of the four ECDI subgroups. When screen use was restricted, 55.6% of the children engaged in another activity, while 44.4% reacted by crying. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that the father’s education level, the child’s age and gender, the starting age for screen usage, the child’s reaction to screen restriction, and having three or more books were associated with ECDI. Furthermore, the child’s reaction to screen restriction was related to the child’s and father’s screen time, the presence of three or more books, the adequacy of care, and being on track in the literacy-numeracy ECDI subgroup. Conclusion Screen usage habits significantly impact early childhood development and children’s reactions to screen restrictions. These findings underscore the importance of educating fathers about the effects of their own and their child’s media habits, the quality of fatherly caregiving, and the presence of books in fostering positive child development.

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Father Involvement and Child Development: A Prospective Study of Syrian Refugee Families

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References 66 publications

Parenting and mental health in protracted refugee situations: A systematic review

Parenting and mental health in protracted refugee situations: A systematic review

Effectiveness of a community-led shared book reading intervention in Syrian refugee children: a randomised controlled trial

Interplay of paternal caregiving and screen use habits on early childhood development and children’s tantrums

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