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Children's Strategies for Giving Voice to Needs Consistent with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)
Author(s) -
Zumbach Jelena,
Saini Michael,
Koglin Ute
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
family court review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1744-1617
pISSN - 1531-2445
DOI - 10.1111/fcre.12517
Subject(s) - competence (human resources) , psychology , convention , convention on the rights of the child , developmental psychology , cognition , expression (computer science) , social competence , social psychology , social change , human rights , political science , law , computer science , programming language , neuroscience
In this exploratory study, we analyze strategies presented by young children in the context of having their voices heard. We elicit first‐hand accounts of N = 113 5‐year‐old children's responses to rights‐based scenarios to identify their will‐expression strategies. We assess developmental factors including, emotional competence, social competence, IQ, and parenting style. Results indicate that the most common tactics involve verbal expression, followed by behavior‐avoiding strategies. Cluster analysis revealed that children who were more flexible in naming strategies were more advanced in socio‐emotional development but not in cognitive development.