Singapore Children’s Society has carried out
research on the following subject matters:
Child Abuse and NeglectA series of research on the public’s
and professional’s perceptions of the various types of child abuse
and neglect had been completed between 1996 to 2003. They are: 
- The “Public Perceptions of Child Abuse and Neglect in
Singapore”, published in December 1996, confronts the
average Singaporean's thinking towards child abuse and neglect.
Click on the text for the English,
Chinese,
and Malay
versions
of the questionnaire. A summary
of the study is also available.
- The “Professional and Public Perceptions of Child Abuse and
Neglect in
Singapore : An Overview
”, published in April 2000, investigates the
attitudes of professionals towards child abuse and neglect, and
their opinions on the experience and reporting of child abuse and
neglect. A summary
of
the study is also available.
- The “Professional and Public Perceptions of Physical Child
Abuse and Neglect in Singapore”, published in April 2000,
focuses specifically on the attitudes of professionals and the
public towards physical child abuse and neglect. A summary of the study is also available.
- “Emotional Maltreatment of Children in Singapore:
Professional and Public Perceptions”, published in February
2002, examines the attitudes of professionals and the public
towards emotional child maltreatment. A summary of the study is also available.
- "Child Sexual Abuse in Singapore: Professional and
Public Perceptions" published in June 2003, focuses on the
attitudes of professionals and the public towards child sexual
abuse. A summary of the study is also
available.
Please contact our Research and Outreach
Centre at 63580911 for more details
Children’s Social and Emotional Well-BeingThis study aims
to learn more about families and the state of social and emotional
well-being of children in Singapore. Social well-being was
investigated by asking about the quality of relationships between
school children and their parents, grandparents, siblings and
friends. Emotional well-being was examined by asking about
children's mental health status. A particular focus was on the
comparisons between the perceptions of the child and those of his or
her parent.
A monograph on this research entitled "Children's Social and
Emotional Well-being in Singapore" was published in June 2008.
Infant AttachmentThis is a longitudinal study on attachment
from infancy, spreading across seven years. Research has shown that
attachment ties formed from infancy are important to a child's
development. The study aims to investigate the trends of infant
attachment, the care giving practices and the relationship between
first-time parents and their children in Singapore.
ParentingThe Parenting Project is a research undertaken
with an aim of understanding more about how parents in Singapore
bring up their children, and how children view these practices. The
research examined how children are disciplined by their parents when
they misbehave, who the main caregivers are, and how parents
interact with their children.
A monograph on this research
entitled "The Parenting
Project: Disciplinary Practices, Child Care Arrangements and
Parenting Practices", was published in October 2006.
Bullying in Singapore SchoolsThis study gives an indication
of the bullying problem in our schools. It highlights similarities
and differences in bullying trends between students in primary and
secondary schools in terms of the extent and nature of bullying
among students, how they reacted to the bullying, and who they
turned to for help on bullying. The study also looked at some
characteristics of students who were bullied and those of their
bullies, as well as characteristics of students who admitted to
bullying others.
Key findings from this study can be found
in our research monograph, Bullying in Singapore Schools, published in July
2008.
Separate summaries of key findings from the Secondary and the Primary Schools surveys are also available.
More resources on bullying are also available on our Bully-Free website.
Youth Adults’ Recall of School Bullying (New)This study looks at the possible long
term effects of bullying on young adults after they leave school and
enter the society. It is a retrospective study of the recollection
of primary and secondary school bullying experiences by young
adults.
Key findings from this study can be found in our
latest monograph, Youth
Adults’ Recall of School Bullying.
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