Preschoolers' home music environment relates to their home literacy environment and parental self-efficacy.

ABSTRACT: Positive relationships between the home literacy environment and children's language and literacy development are well-established. However, existing literature has overlooked the potential contributions of the home music environment. Initial evidence indicates positive relationships between the home music environment and children's emerging language and literacy skills, yet it remains unclear whether and how children's home music and literacy environments may be related. Furthermore, parents' sense of self-efficacy is known to impact the home environment provided for their children. Despite being linked with the home literacy environment, parental self-efficacy has not been directly investigated in relation to the home music environment. In the present study, 124 caregivers of preschooler

SUBMITTER: Liu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11542833 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature