Psychological Development and Education ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (6): 792-799.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2021.06.05

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Family Socioeconomic Status and Toddlers' Social Adjustment in Rural-to-urban Migration and Urban Families: The Roles of Maternal Sensitivity and Attachment Security

LIANG Xi1,3, WANG Zhengyan1,3, YU Jie2,3   

  1. 1. School of Psychology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048;
    2. Elementary Education College, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048;
    3. Research Centre for Child Development, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048
  • Published:2021-11-16

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Abstract: The present study investigated the influence of social economic status (SES) on urban and migrant toddlers' social adjustment and the mediating effect of rearing quality and toddler-mother relationship. The results showed that:(1) The migrant families' SES, maternal sensitivity and migrant toddlers' attachment security and social competence were significantly lower than their urban counterparts'. Also, migrant toddlers' externalizing problems and dysregulation were significantly more than their urban peers'. There were no significant differences between urban and migrant toddlers on their internalizing problems; (2) In the urban families, after controlling gender differences, SES affects toddlers' social adjustment problems through an indirect path:the chain mediating role of both maternal sensitivity and toddlers' security of child-mother attachment; (3) In the migrant families, regardless of their SES, attachment was positively associated with maternal sensitivity and toddlers' social competence.

Key words: SES, maternal sensitivity, attachment security, social adjustment, migrant toddler

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  • B844
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