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Title

Associations between parental mental health and their children social-emotional development among Japanese families.

Authors

Lee, Kyunghee

Abstract

This study examined the associations between parental mental health and children's social-emotional outcomes among Japanese families. Children (n = 493) were identified from the Japan Household Panel Study and the Japan Child Panel Survey. Parental mental health was associated with children's social-emotional outcomes. The effects of maternal mental health on children's social-emotional outcomes were moderated by paternal mental health status. Children demonstrated better social-emotional outcomes when both parents had better mental health status. Mental health policies and programs should focus on families as a whole rather than solely on the child or the parents and provide awareness of and connection to program

Subjects

JAPAN; COMPETENCY assessment (Law); HOME environment; SOCIALIZATION; PSYCHOLOGY of parents; ECONOMIC impact; PSYCHOLOGY of mothers; FAMILIES; BEHAVIOR disorders in children; RISK assessment; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; EMPLOYMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; SOCIAL skills; EMOTIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; PSYCHOLOGY of fathers; DATA analysis software; SECONDARY analysis; CHILDREN

Publication

Social Work in Mental Health, 2023, Vol 21, Issue 4, p383

ISSN

1533-2985

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1080/15332985.2022.2158056

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