Effect of Daily Stress on School Adjustment among Children at Community Child Centers: Mediating Roles of Inattention and Social Withdrawal

Abstract

Background: This study verifies the influence of daily stress on school adjustment through inattention and social withdrawal among children at community child centers.Methods: Analyses were performed on data collected from the Child Panel Survey of the Community Child Centers, followed by a series of regression analyses.Results: First, daily stress had a negative and significant influence on school adjustment. Second, both inattention and social withdrawal among children mediated the influence of daily stress on school adjustment. Finally, the influence of daily stress on school adjustment was serially dual-mediated through inattention and social withdrawal.Conclusions: This study presents evidence-based strategies that could help the school adjustment of children at community child centers.