Citation

Fouts HN, McAteer CI, Neitzel CL, Bates-Fredi DR. Child. Youth Environ. 2017; 27(3): 34-55.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, University of Cincinnati)

DOI

10.7721/chilyoutenvi.27.3.0034

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Residential crowding has been shown to negatively impact child social-emotional development and behavior. The current study used a mixed-method approach to examine residential crowding and young children's behavior among Burundian refugees in the U.S. through observations of 21 children in homes and interviews with primary caregivers. Caregivers' perceptions of crowding predicted children's positive and distress-related behaviors, whereas more traditional measures of crowding (i.e., people per room) did not predict children's behavior. Caregivers described crowding in relation to valuing large families, and their assessments of crowding were related to the child-to-adult ratio in their home and the age of their youngest child.

Language: en