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Young Children’s Housework Participation in Taiwan: Serial Multiple Mediations

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  • Ching-Fen Lee

    (Minghsin University of Science and Technology, Hsinchu 30401, Taiwan)

  • Shain-May Tang

    (National Open University, New Taipei City 247031, Taiwan)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate not only the participating in housework but also the parents’ attitude and child’s preference, in relation to children’s health and housework participation in Taiwan. We collected data from the Young Children’s Housework Participation Questionnaire on “Google forms”. A total of 755 parents with preschool children living in Keelung City, Taipei City, and New Taipei City participated through the snowball method. The results showed that children’s health not only directly affected their housework performance but also indirectly influenced their housework participation through the serial multiple mediation of parents’ attitude and the child’s housework preference. Therefore, this study confirms that, when analyzing the factors of children’s housework participation, it is necessary to have a clearer understanding of the relationship between variables to further construct a more complete model framework that affects children’s housework participation. Additionally, it is very important for parenting education to improve parents’ attitude towards the importance of children’s housework and encourage children’s preference for housework.

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  • Ching-Fen Lee & Shain-May Tang, 2022. "Young Children’s Housework Participation in Taiwan: Serial Multiple Mediations," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-13, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:23:p:15448-:d:980326
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