Original scientific paper

Sociap support for parents of preschool children

Diana Nenadić-Bilan ; Department for Teacher and Pre-school Teacher Education, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia

Abstract

In order to examine the sources and forms of social support for parents of preschool children, survey was conducted on a sample of 350 respondents. The data show that 60.6% of parents do not receive any form of social support, while 39.4% of parents received some form of social support (usually financial or material support). The results show that the people of poor financial status are significantly more likely to use various forms of social support - financial, material, practical and emotional help. The results of research on parents’ satisfaction of perceived social support show that respondents are most satisfied with the informal support system provided by the family members and friends, while they are most dissatisfied with the formal support system. According to the
reported estimates of parents, services and facilities from the formal system do not meet the parents’ expectations and needs.

Keywords

forms of social support; sources of social support; parenting; satisfaction with social support

Hrčak ID:

143878

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/143878

Publication date:

17.7.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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