Family Structure and Children's Health and Behavior

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (11) ◽  
pp. 1492-1519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Wen
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Intact Families ◽  
Family Types ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Family Ses

Using data from the 1999 National Survey of America's Families, this research investigates the association and pathways between family structure and child well-being among children age 6 to 17. Three indicators of child well-being are examined: parent-rated health, limiting health conditions, and child behavior. Results show that both stepfamilies and intact families are advantageous relative to single-parent families. Family socioeconomic status (SES) and social capital are important factors of child well-being and help explain family structure effects. Family SES seems to have a stronger mediating effect than social capital. However, after simultaneously modeling these hypothesized mediators, significant differences in aspects of child well-being across family types persist in most cases. Findings support the idea that differences in child well-being across family types are considerably but not entirely accounted for by family SES, parental participation in religious services, parent–child relationship, and child engagement in extracurricular activities.

scholarly journals Health and Well-Being of Adolescents in Different Family Structures in Germany and the Importance of Family Climate

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (18) ◽  
pp. 6470
Author(s):  
Max Herke ◽  
Anja Knöchelmann ◽  
Matthias Richter
Keyword(s):  
Family Structure ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Family Climate ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Family Structures ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Health And Well Being

The family is of exceptional and lifelong importance to the health of adolescents. Family structure has been linked to children’s and adolescents’ health and well-being; a nuclear family has been shown to be indicative of better health outcomes as compared with a single-parent family or a step-family. Family climate is rarely included in studies on children’s and adolescents’ health and well-being, albeit findings have indicated it is importance. Using data from n = 6838 students aged 12–13 years from the German National Educational Panel Study, this study shows that stronger familial cohesion and better a parent-child relationship are associated with better self-rated health, higher life satisfaction, more prosocial behavior, and less problematic conduct, and that these associations are stronger than those for family structure. Surveys on young people’s health are encouraged to include family climate above and beyond family structure alone.

Effects of Family Structure, Family SES, and Adulthood Experiences on Life Satisfaction

2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 986-1005 ◽  
Author(s):  
VINCENT V. LOUIS ◽  
SHANYANG ZHAO
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Family Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Race And Education ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Family Ses

Using data from the General Social Survey, 1989-1994, this study examines the effects of family structure, family socioeconomic status (SES), and adulthood experiences on life satisfaction. Regression analysis shows that both family structure and family SES are associated with life satisfaction in adulthood, controlling for age, gender, race, and education. However, neither family structure nor family SES remains significant after the inclusion of a set of adulthood life experience variables in the models. This finding calls for a better measure of family dynamics in childhood and further research on the joint effects of childhood family characteristics and adulthood life experiences on a person's psychological well-being.

Effect of socioeconomic status on children’s psychological well-being in China: The mediating role of family social capital

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 1118-1127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Ge
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Family Social Capital

This study aimed to examine the relationship between socioeconomic status and children’s psychological well-being and to investigate the mediating effect of family social capital. A sample of 19,487 school-aged children was collected from 2013–2014 China Education Panel Survey. Structural equation modeling was applied to test the hypothesized model. The results showed that socioeconomic status was not significantly related to the children’s psychological well-being. However, two indicators of family social capital, namely, parent involvement and parent–child relationship, played a complete mediating role in the direct mechanism. The theoretical and practical contributions were discussed.

Servant leadership, organizational identification and turnover intention: an empirical study in hospitals

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil P. Omanwar ◽  
Rakesh Kumar Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Organizational Identification ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Using Data

Purpose This paper aims to study the relationship between servant leadership (SL), employee turnover intention (TI) and organizational identification (OI) in hospitals. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a quantitative approach to investigate the relationships between SL, OI and TI, using data collected from a sample of 266 front-facing employees in a private Indian hospital setup. Structural equation modeling is used to analyze the data and test the hypotheses. Findings The findings reveal that servant leadership has a positive relationship with organizational identification and negatively impacts turnover intentions of the front-facing employee. Further, the study also reveals, contrary to expectations, organizational identification has no significant mediating effect between servant leadership and turnover intentions. Research limitations/implications This research is limited to front-facing employees in hospitals and the study may be extended to other industries in the service sector. Future studies may consider other mediating and moderating variables to fully understand the mechanism of impact of servant leadership on turnover intention. Multi-level studies can also be carried out. Practical implications With the ever-increasing expectations for better patient care, robust leadership models have required that address front-facing employee’s well-being, enabling their attention toward patients. This paper provides the impetus for the development and adoption of servant leadership specifically within hospitals and the service sector. Originality/value This study is one of the few studies that empirically examines servant leadership in the health-care domain. The study also contributes to the extant literature on servant leadership by empirically examining the mediation effect of organizational identification between SL and TI. To the authors’ best of knowledge, this study may be the first of its kind, providing evidence of servant leadership’s impact on turnover intention and organizational identification in hospitals using data from the Indian context.

Social Capital and Mental Distress in an Impoverished Community

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carey Usher Mitchell ◽  
Mark LaGory
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Environmental Stressors ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Social Resource ◽  
High Poverty ◽  
Bonding Social Capital

According to recent investigations of social capital, this social resource represents a key ingredient in a community’s capacity to respond to environmental challenges and promote change. This article investigates the significance of social capital for the health and well‐being of inner‐city residents using data collected from a sample of household decisionmakers residing in a high‐poverty, racially segregated urban neighborhood in a mid‐sized southern city (N=222). A psychosocial resources model of distress is employed to explore the role of social capital as a critical social resource mediating the impact of poverty‐related economic and environmental stressors on residents’ mental health. Regression analyses show no mediating effect of social capital on the relationships between economic and environmental stressors and mental health. While bridging social capital displays a small inverse relationship with distress, bonding social capital is actually positively related to mental distress. Bonding social capital appears to increase individuals’ levels of mental distress in this impoverished community. On the other hand, a psychological resource, mastery, plays a significant role in mediating the harmful effects of poverty. These findings suggest the need for some modification of recent claims that social capital is a critical resource promoting individual and community well‐being. Apparently, in high‐poverty, high‐minority, inner‐city communities, active participation in the local area comes at some cost to the individual. This article demonstrates the importance of doing further research on the social capital of inner‐city areas.

scholarly journals Parent–Adolescent Closeness, Family Belonging, and Adolescent Well-Being Across Family Structures

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 2007-2036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valarie King ◽  
Lisa M. Boyd ◽  
Brianne Pragg
Keyword(s):  
Add Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Family Structures ◽  
Single Parent Families ◽  
Adolescent Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Biological Parents ◽  
Family Types ◽  
Family Level ◽  
Heavy Alcohol Use ◽  
Using Data

Adolescents in stepfamilies and single-parent families tend to report lower levels of well-being than adolescents who live with two biological parents. Using data from Add Health ( n = 16,684), the present study builds on this literature by examining family-level predictors of adolescent depressive symptoms, delinquency, failing a class, heavy alcohol use, tobacco use, and marijuana use. We focus on feelings of family belonging as a predictor of adolescent well-being and find that this measure is significantly associated with well-being in all family types, and particularly in two-biological-parent families. In addition, results indicate that family belonging mediates associations between parent–adolescent closeness and well-being for most outcomes.

scholarly journals Early roots of adult competence

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 490-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle M. Englund ◽  
Sally I-Chun Kuo ◽  
Jennifer Puig ◽  
W. Andrew Collins
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Adaptive Functioning ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Path Modeling ◽  
Global Functioning ◽  
Developmental Models ◽  
Using Data

Social capital has traditionally been defined in terms of the amount of resources that one derives as a result of a diversity of interpersonal relationships. However, the quality of these relationships across development has not been examined as a contributor to social capital and few studies have examined the significance of various age-salient relationships in predicting adaptive functioning, especially testing for cumulative effects over time. Using data from the Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Risk and Adaptation, developmental models spanning from infancy to adulthood were tested via path modeling, linking quality of various age-salient relationships (e.g., infant–caregiver attachment, peer competence, friendship security, and effectiveness in romantic relationships) to global adaptive functioning at age 28. As hypothesized, quality of age-salient relationships during different developmental periods predicted the quality of subsequent relationships, but also showed links with adaptive functioning in early adulthood. Results also showed that the quality of infant attachment relationships not only was linked with more proximal relationships, but also had direct effects on global functioning, suggesting the potential significance of early relationship quality in adaption and well-being in adulthood.

The Role of Neighborhood Disadvantage and Family Structure During Adolescence in Young Adults’ Experiences of Multiple Partner Fertility (MPF)

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (12) ◽  
pp. 1627-1655
Author(s):  
Emma Kahle Monahan ◽  
Angela Guarin
Keyword(s):  
Family Structure ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Multiple Partner ◽  
Multiple Partners ◽  
Multiple Partner Fertility ◽  
Using Data

Families in the United States have become more complex, with an increasing number of individuals having children with multiple partners, called multiple partner fertility (MPF). MPF has significant negative consequences for the well-being of adults and children. Understanding the correlates of MPF, particularly how familial and community constructs affect the fertility outcomes of youth, has important implications for prevention and intervention. However, while many studies have examined these constructs, few have looked at them together. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health; N = 8,678), this study uses a prospective design to examine how family structure and level of community disadvantage experienced by youth predict MPF in young adulthood. Using multilevel, mixed effects modeling, we find that family structure appears to play a role in influencing the fertility outcomes of youth, more so than community poverty. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.

Leisure and Social Supports in Relation to Positive Affect Among Older Adults

2021 ◽  
pp. 073346482199048
Author(s):  
Sunwoo Lee ◽  
Jungsu Ryu ◽  
Jinmoo Heo
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Social Exchanges ◽  
Using Data

The current study examined the extent to which leisure activities were related to different forms of social support and its association with positive affect. A secondary data analysis was employed using data drawn from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) in 2014. The study sample was composed of 4,303 individuals whose ages ranged from 65 to 105 ( M = 75.78, SD = 7.42; 57.8% females). Employing bootstrapping technique, the hypothesized relationship between leisure, social support, and positive affect was examined. Mediating effect of social support was also determined. Results indicated that leisure activity, social support, and positive affect were significantly associated, but the relationship varied. The study findings expanded our understanding of the divergent leisure paths to positive social support and emotional well-being of the older adults. Promoting diverse recreational settings is necessary in leisure interventions that can facilitate frequent and positive social exchanges in both in-home and out-of-home environments.

scholarly journals Mediating Effect of Economic Distress and Social Capital on the Relationship between Burnout and Happiness in Nursing Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-301
Author(s):  
Su Jin Kim ◽  
Kyung Soon Jeong
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Economic Distress ◽  
The Relationship

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effects of economic distress and social capital on the relationship between burnout and happiness of nursing students.Methods: This study used Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey, The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, Incharge Financial Distress/Financial Well-Being Scale, and Internet Social Capital Scales. The data was analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Person’s correlation coefficient. Baron and Kenny’s method was used to analyze mediating effect between burnout and happiness.Results: Burnout, happiness, social capital, and economic distress had correlation with each other. There were the mediating effects of economic distress and social capital on the relationship between burnout and happiness of respondents.Conclusions: The result showed the mediating effects of economic distress and social capital on the relationship between burnout and happiness of nursing students. To increase happiness, it is necessary to apply a curriculum to strengthen the ability of nursing students.

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