Factors Influencing Female Caregivers' Appraisals of Their Preschoolers' Behaviors.

Introduction: This study used the Resiliency Model of Family Stress, Adjustment, and Adaptation to explore family factors associated with primary female caregivers' appraisals of children's behaviors, distortion of their appraisals, and children's risk of having behavioral problems.

Method: A cross-sectional, correlational design was used. Data were collected from female caregivers of preschoolers.

Family Typology and Appraisal of Preschoolers' Behavior by Female Caregivers.

Background: Children with vulnerable caregivers may be at risk for being labeled as having behavior problems when typical behaviors are viewed by their caregivers as problematic, and therefore, research examining the accuracy of the caregivers' perceptions of children's behaviors is needed.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to use the resiliency model of family stress, adjustment, and adaptation as the theoretical foundation to explore family factors associated with the primary female caregiver's appraisal of her child's behavior, the extent to which the primary female caregiver's appraisal of her child's behavior may be distorted, and the child's level of risk of having a behavioral problem.

Methods: A cross-sectional, correlational design was used.