Correlates of help-seeking by parents for the socioemotional development of their 3-year-old children: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Timely parental help-seeking regarding their child's socioemotional development is associated with a lower rate and lower severity of psychosocial problems in later life. This study aimed to examine the correlates of parental help-seeking for the socio-emotional development of 3-year-old children.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Community-based survey in Rotterdam.

Participants

Of 2305 parents and their 2-year-old children at baseline, 1507 who completed follow-up questionnaires were included in the analyses when children were 3 years old.

Outcome measures

Parental help-seeking regarding their child's socioemotional development and types of formal and informal help sources (eg, general practitioner, internet) used in the past 12 mon

SUBMITTER: Luo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8753387 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature