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Groot, Rieneke de (2012)

Beter een goede buur? Studie naar het moderatie-effect van temperament op de relatie tussen sociaal buurtkapitaal en sensitiviteit van de ouder

Master thesis | Education and Child Studies (MSc)

Neighbourhood social capital is a relatively new concept in social sciences and has an important role in this research. Neighbourhood social capital consists of informal social control and the social cohesion and trust that parents experience in their neighbourhood. The first research question in this explorative study focuses on whether neighbourhood social capital is related to sensitivity of parents. Second, we examined whether temperament of the child is related to sensitivity of the parent. Third, the moderating effect of child temperament on the relationship between social capital and neighbourhood sensitivity of the parent is examined. We used data of 92 parent-child pairs who in 2011 participated in the study Children in the Centre of C.D. Werner at Leiden University. The results showed no significant relationship between neighbourhood social capital and sensitivity of the parent. The relationship between the child's temperament and sensitivity of the parent was also found...Show moreNeighbourhood social capital is a relatively new concept in social sciences and has an important role in this research. Neighbourhood social capital consists of informal social control and the social cohesion and trust that parents experience in their neighbourhood. The first research question in this explorative study focuses on whether neighbourhood social capital is related to sensitivity of parents. Second, we examined whether temperament of the child is related to sensitivity of the parent. Third, the moderating effect of child temperament on the relationship between social capital and neighbourhood sensitivity of the parent is examined. We used data of 92 parent-child pairs who in 2011 participated in the study Children in the Centre of C.D. Werner at Leiden University. The results showed no significant relationship between neighbourhood social capital and sensitivity of the parent. The relationship between the child's temperament and sensitivity of the parent was also found not significant. Finally, there was no significant moderator effect of child temperament on the relationship between neighbourhood social capital and the sensitivity of the parent. Although the results of this study should be interpreted with caution, it seems that there is no direct relation between neighbourhood social capital and the degree of sensitivity of the parent. Further research is recommended to test an interaction model with multiple predictors for subgroups parents or children.Show less

Sociaal kapitaal

Buurt

Sensitiviteit

Temperament

Informele sociale controle

Sociale cohesie en vertrouwen

Probleemwijk

Author

Groot, Rieneke de

Faculty

Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences

Specialisation

Child & Family studies

Supervisors

Linting, Mariëlle

Language

nl