[Comparison of kindergarten and non-kindergarten students to parents attachments in Tabriz]

ABSTRACT

Economical and social developments in recent years as well as increasing working women have caused dramatic changes in the daily life of communities and the incidence of short-term separation of mother and child. A comparative design was used in this study. 128 kindergarten and 112 non-kindergarten children were randomly selected for the study. Their age ranged from 4 to 6 years. Data were collected through demographic and kinship attachment questionnaires. The kinship questionnaires contained 4 sub-items. Data were analyzed using statistical tests such as t-test and Pearson correlation coefficient. Significant difference was observed between total attachment scores of kindergarten and non-kindergarten children. In terms of total attachment score, there was no significant difference between boys and girls. Comparison of children in kindergarten and non-kindergarten groups in "avoidance" sub-item showed significant difference. There was also a high correlation between family economical status and total attachment score in kindergarten children. There was no difference between attachment situation of the two groups of children and genders. Improving economic status of families practically had no positive effect on children's attachment