| چکیده انگلیسی مقاله |
Introduction: Separation anxiety is a normal development phase in children aged 1-3 years, indicating a healthy maturation of cognition. However, its persistence disrupts the child's daily life and can lead to anxiety disorder.
Objective: This study aims to determine the level of separation anxiety and its related factors among preschool children in northern Iran from the parent's point of view.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 567 mothers who had enrolled their children aged 3-6 years in selected preschools in Rasht, Iran, were selected using a multi-stage cluster sampling method. A demographic form and the Separation Anxiety Assessment Scale-Parent version (SAAS-P) were used to collect data. Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Friedman’s test, and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: Most of the mothers were older than 30 years (72.84%) and housewives (76.13%) with a bachelor's degree (66.01%). Based on findings of multiple linear regression analysis, Parent’s quarrels at home (β=5.203, 95% CI: 3.653-6.753, P=0.001), child’s history of hospitalization (β=4.174, 95% CI: 1.528-6.820, p =0.002), playing computer games (β=3.282, 95% CI: 0.647-5.918, P=0.015), premature birth (β=3.797, 95% CI: 0.214-7.379, P=0.038) and mother’s continuing education (β=2.183, 95% CI: 0.123-4.243, P=0.038) were the most important factors effective in increasing separation anxiety (R2 =0.03).
Conclusion: Separation anxiety in Iranian preschool children can be affected by some socio-demographic characteristics of children and their parents and the children's living environment. |
| نویسندگان مقاله |
| Fatemeh Falahzade
Imam Ali Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Iran.
| Yasaman Yaghobi
Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
| Mahshid Mirzaei
Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
| Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh Siboni
Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
| Ehsan Kazemnezhad Lili
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
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