The predictors of school adaptation in early childhood

Abstract

This study explored the predictors of early school adaptation with the family (economic status and parenting) and child characteristics (socio-behavioral development). The data were obtained by maternal reports (N = 655) from the participants of the Study of Early Childhood Developmental Ecologies in Turkey (ECDET). The sample consisted of six year old children and their mothers. The results indicated that higher socio-economic status, adaptive parenting discipline strategies, and higher levels of socio-behavioral competence in children lead to better school adaptation at the first grade. The results are discussed in the light of prevention programs for school adaptation. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.