Assessment of Early Childhood Mental Health in Immigrant and Local Children in Chile

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dc.contributor.authorNarea Biscupovich, Marigen Soledad
dc.contributor.authorCaqueo Urízar, Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorTorres Irribarra, David
dc.contributor.authorTreviño Villarreal, Juan Ernesto
dc.contributor.authorFlores, Jerome
dc.contributor.authorGutiérrez Rioseco, Javiera
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-15T12:27:18Z
dc.date.available2022-11-15T12:27:18Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.date.updated2022-11-14T20:02:05Z
dc.description.abstractLittle is known about mental health during early childhood and differences in mental health problems between migrant and local preschool children in Chile. This research aimed to study the early mental health of children and disparities in mental health indicators between immigrant and local children in the context of a middle-income country. Parents and teachers assessed immigrant (n = 120) and non-immigrant (n = 383) children between 3 and 4 years old with the Sistema de Evaluación de Niños y Adolescentes (Child and Adolescent Evaluation System, SENA). A multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was used to study both main and interaction effects while controlling for the clustering of children on center-based care. Results show that immigrant parents tended to report more internalizing problems than locals’ parents did in terms of depression, anxiety, and somatic complaints. Also, they reported more attention problems, developmental delay, unusual behavior, rigidity, and isolation in immigrant children. However, teachers’ assessments regarding immigrant children were similar to non-immigrant children’s evaluations in many cases. Finally, girls presented fewer emotional and behavioral problems than boys. Our study shows the importance of assessing mental health during early childhood, especially in immigrant children, and the difficulty of carrying out this evaluation through different information sources from parents and early childhood teachers.
dc.description.funderThis article was funded by ANID PIA CIE160007 and FONIDE 181800208 to MN, and ANID/ FONDECYT grant 11180792 to DT-I
dc.fuente.origenSIPA
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12187-022-09972-y
dc.identifier.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12187-022-09972-y
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/65575
dc.information.autorucFacultad de educación ; Treviño Villarreal, Juan Ernesto ; 0000-0001-6510-1302 ; 1031902
dc.information.autorucEscuela de psicología ; Narea Biscupovich, Marigen Soledad ; 0000-0001-7780-7425 ; 12649
dc.information.autorucEscuela de psicología ; Gutiérrez Rioseco, Javiera ; 0000-0002-6085-3449 ; 221586
dc.information.autorucEscuela de psicología ; Torres Irribarra, David ; S/I ; 120988
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.pagina.final20
dc.pagina.inicio1
dc.revistaChild Indicators Research
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subjectPsychiatric disorders
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subjectEarly childhood
dc.subjectParent report
dc.subjectSchool report
dc.titleAssessment of Early Childhood Mental Health in Immigrant and Local Children in Chile
dc.typeartículo
sipa.codpersvinculados12649
sipa.codpersvinculados221586
sipa.codpersvinculados120988
sipa.codpersvinculados1031902
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