The influence of social support on child-parent relationship among Chinese mothers of preschoolers in Penampang, Sabah

Liu, Qinghua and Connie Shin @ Connie Cassy Ompok (2022) The influence of social support on child-parent relationship among Chinese mothers of preschoolers in Penampang, Sabah. Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH), 7. pp. 1-12. ISSN 2504-8562

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Abstract

In the early years, deep contact with parents builds a solid attachment and serves as the foundation for the child's future social relationships. Several studies indicated that social support influences the child-parent relationship. However, there are no published studies that investigated the influence of social support on child-parent relationship among Chinese mothers with preschool children in Sabah. This study aims to examine the status of social support and child-parent relationship among Chinese mothers of preschoolers in Penampang, Sabah. As well, to examine the influence of social support on child-parent relationships. In this study, 165 Chinese mothers of preschool-aged children were involved. The result indicated that Chinese mothers perceived moderate social support and closeness child-parent relationship. Moreover, social support is weak positively correlated to closeness relationship, whereas not related to conflict relationship. There is no significant influence of social support on child-parent relationship. This study would like to provides parents, educators, and the government with a preliminary picture of social support and child-parent relationship to develop a strategy to improve or adjust early childhood education.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Social Support, Child-parent Relationship, Chinese Mother, Preschooler, Sabah
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman > HQ1-2044 The Family. Marriage. Women > HQ1101-2030.7 Women. Feminism L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB5-3640 Theory and practice of education > LB1140-1140.5 Preschool education. Nursery schools
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Psychology and Education
Depositing User:	DG MASNIAH AHMAD -
Date Deposited:	18 Jun 2024 10:12
Last Modified:	18 Jun 2024 10:12
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38873

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