Rosemary Smith Nelson’s research while affiliated with University of North Carolina at Greensboro and other places

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Toward a definition of self-care children: A commentary on Steinberg (1986)
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March 1988

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Developmental Psychology

Hyman Rodman

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David J. Pratto

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Rosemary Smith Nelson

This comment responds to an article by Steinberg (1986) in which he stressed the desirability of investigating a wide variety of after-school experiences when examining consequences for latchkey (self-care) children. In presenting his results, he inadvertently confounded latchkey children with adolescents who spent time at a friend's house or who "hang out" with friends without adult supervision. Steinberg reported that these adolescents showed greater susceptibility to peer pressure to engage in antisocial activities. We point out that these adolescents do not fit the usual conceptualization of latchkey children and that Steinberg's study may lend support to practitioners and policy makers who assume negative latchkey consequences in the absence of research evidence. To avoid future confusion we indicate the need for a definition of latchkey children and offer a tentative definition. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)

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Toward a Definition of Self-Care Children: A Commentary on Steinberg (1986)

March 1988

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2 Reads

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12 Citations

Developmental Psychology

This Comment responds to an article by Steinberg (1986) in which he stressed the desirability of investigating a wide variety of after-school experiences when examining consequences for latchkey (self-care) children. In presenting his results, he inadvertently confounded latchkey children with adolescents who spend time at a friend's house or who "hang out" with friends without adult supervision. Steinberg reported that these adolescents showed greater susceptibility to peer pressure to engage in antisocial activities. We point out that these adolescents do not fit the usual conceptualization of latchkey children and that Steinberg's study may lend support to practitioners and policy makers who assume negative latchkey consequences in the absence of research evidence. To avoid future confusion we indicate the need for a definition of latchkey children and offer a tentative definition.


Child Care Arrangements and Children's Functioning. A Comparison of Self-Care and Adult-Care Children

May 1985

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Developmental Psychology

Compared 26 4th-grade and 22 7th-grade self-care (latchkey) children with 26 4th-grade and 22 7th-grade matched children in adult care to investigate whether the latchkey arrangement has negative consequences for children. Ss were interviewed on demographic and childcare arrangement data and administered the Self-Esteem Inventory, the Personal Reaction Survey, and the Behavior Rating Form. There were no significant differences found between the 2 matched samples on any of the measures. Results suggest that the growing public and professional concern about the negative effects of self-care arrangements may not be warranted. (30 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)

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... As Riley and Steinberg (1993) note: a 10-year-old in the care of a 12-year-old sibling is considered "supervised" by both Steinberg (1986) and Cole and Rodman (1987), but "latchkey" by Cain and Hofferth''(1989) and Vandell and Ramanan (1991). Vandell and Corasaniti's (1987) "latchkey" group could contain a third grader cared for by a 1 7-year-old, (p. 2) Some researchers limit the self-care population to those children who are on their own because their parents are at work (Galambos & Maggs, 1991;Rodman, Pratto & Nelson, 1988), whereas other re-searchers base self-care status on the child's whereabouts after school, not the parents' (Richardson et al., 1989;Steinberg, 1986). In practice, this means that children can be considered "unsupervised" if they spend after-school time at the local shopping mall or park, even if their moth-ers or fathers are at home all the while. ...

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Varieties of self-care: A qualitative look at children's experiences in the after-school hours
Toward a Definition of Self-Care Children: A Commentary on Steinberg (1986)
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  • March 1988

Developmental Psychology

... . 따라서 저소득층 아동을 대상으로 아동의 방과후보호와 가구소득의 관계를 연구하는 것(예; 김세원, 손주영, 2011; 최경순, 정현희, 1996) (Rodman, Pratto, & Nelson, 1985). 이 때 자기보호는 성인 보호자가 없어서 보호를 못 받는다는 물리적 측면에 초점을 둔 개념인 반 면 보호자가 아동에 대한 관심이나 양육을 고의적으로, 반복적으로 소홀하게 하는 부모방임 또 는 부모감독은 내용적 측면에 초점을 둔 개념이다 (이봉주, 조미라, 2011). ...

Child Care Arrangements and Children's Functioning. A Comparison of Self-Care and Adult-Care Children

Developmental Psychology