Developing early intervention programs on child care environment to prevent child abuse using cohort study over Japan

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26285130
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: ANME Tokie 筑波大学, 医学医療系, 教授 (20201907)
• Research Collaborator: TANAKA Hiroshi ; SAKAI Hatsue ; MIYAZAKI Katsunobu ; KIDO Yuko ; KOBAYASHI Akio ; AMAHISA Kaoru ; EDAMOTO Sinichiro ; WATANABE Taeko ; TANAKA Emiko ; TOMISAKI Etsuko ; SAWADA Yuko ; TONG Lien ; ONDA Yoko ; MOCHIZUKI Yukiko ; WU Bailiang ; YAUCHI Yuri ; YOSHIDA Mayumi ; KIM Syunen ; WATANABE Kumi ; KATO Keiko ; ITO Hanae ; KAMATA Ayaka ; SAKATA Miki ; OUYANG Lingling ; YANG Yashu ; SANO Chihiro ; ZHAO He ; YU Huijuan ; SUN Jingying ; JIANG Junyu
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 虐待予防 / 育児環境 / コホート

Outline of Final Research Achievements

As increasing numbers of child abuse, the need for programs to prevent child abuse continues to grow. The purpose of this study is to develop early intervention programs on child care environment for child abuse prevention using cohort study over Japan.
To make this program from a longitudinal perspective, data were collected from Japanese children, their guardians, and the government-authorized childcare professionals responsible for overseeing them. Guardians completed a survey containing items regarding socioeconomic status, family composition, and home environment. The childcare professionals supplied details pertaining to the children’s preschool-age development. A multiple regression analysis revealed that rich child care environment at the preschool age related their well-being upon reaching the school age. If quality childcare was combined with an appropriate home environment, it strongly promoted a prevention of child abuse.

Free Research Field

発達保健学