Resources and adversities in the home environment of children with poor school achievement

The aim of this paper was to investigate resources that promote development as well as adversities in the homes of children referred for psychological help due to low school performance, in comparison with two groups of non-referred children, one with low school performance and the other with good s...

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Autores: D'Avila-Bacarji, Keiko Maly Garcia, Marturano, Edna Maria, Elias, Luciana Carla dos Santos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/6210
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.usp.br/paideia/article/view/6210
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:desempenho escolar
ambiente familiar
comportamento
academic achievement
homes environment
behavior
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Sumario:The aim of this paper was to investigate resources that promote development as well as adversities in the homes of children referred for psychological help due to low school performance, in comparison with two groups of non-referred children, one with low school performance and the other with good school performance. 60 children aged 7 to 11 and their mothers participated in, recruited in a free child guidance clinic and in a public school. Home measures were obtained for 12 types of resource and seven classes of adversity. Children's level of intelligence, academic performance and behavior problems were also assessed. Results showed that referred children had more behavior problems; their families offered them less development-promoting resources, and there were more difficulties in parent-child relations at their homes. Strategies are suggested to support families who seek for help in the community to cope with their children's school learning problems.