Comparative study on emotional behavior and parental job stress of only-child and non-only-child preschool children

BACKGROUND Studies have revealed that Children's psychological,behavioral,and emotional problems are easily influenced by the family environment.In recent years,the family structure in China has undergone significant changes,with more families having two or three children.AIM To explore the relationship between emotional behavior and parental job stress in only preschool and non-only preschool children.METHODS Children aged 3-6 in kindergartens in four main urban areas of Shijiazhuang were selected by stratified sampling for a questionnaire and divided into only and nononly child groups.Their emotional behaviors and parental pressure were compared.Only and non-only children were paired in a 1:1 ratio by class and age(difference less than or equal to 6 months),and the matched data were compared.The relationship between children's emotional behavior and parents'job stress before and after matching was analyzed.RESULTS Before matching,the mother's occupation,children's personality characteristics,and children's rearing patterns differed between the groups(P<0.05).After matching 550 pairs,differences in the children's parenting styles remained.There were significant differences in children's gender and parents'attitudes toward children between the two groups.The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire(SDQ)scores of children in the only child group and the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form(PSI-SF)scores of parents were significantly lower than those in the non-only child group(P<0.05).Pearson’s correlation analysis showed that after matching,there was a positive correlation between children's parenting style and parents'attitudes toward their children(r=0.096,P<0.01),and the PSI-SF score was positively correlated with children's gender,parents'attitudes toward their children,and SDQ scores(r=0.077,0.193,0.172,0.222).CONCLUSION Preschool children's emotional behavior and parental pressure were significantly higher in multi-child families.Parental pressure in differently structured families was associated with many factors,and preschool children's emotional behavior was positively correlated with parental pressure.

The Relationship between Parental Stress and Child Conformity:The Mediating Role of Resilience

Background:In today’s society,parental stress has become a prevalent and significant issue,impacting not only parents’mental health but also potentially profoundly affecting children’s growth and education.This topic has garnered continuous attention from scholars.The present study aims to delve into the relationship between parental stress and children’s behavior,particularly focusing on children’s conformity and discipline development during crucial stages.This study aims to explore the relationship between parental stress,child conformity,and resilience,and further examines the mediating role of resilience in the relationship between parental stress and child conformity.Methods:We used three scales:the Parental Stress Scale,the Child Conformity Scale,and the Resilience Scale,to survey 890 elementary school students(aged 6–12)and their parents in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region of China.We employed SPSS 26.0 software for data analysis,conducting descriptive statistics,correlation analysis,and mediation effect tests sequentially.In the mediation effect tests,we utilized structural equation modeling(SEM)and regression analysis to examine the mediation effects,ensuring the accuracy and scientific nature of our analysis.Results:Through descriptive statistics,correlation analysis,regression models,and mediation effect tests,we found that parental stress significantly negatively predicts child conformity,while resilience shows a significant positive prediction.Further mediation analysis indicates that resilience plays a partial mediating role between parental stress and child conformity,with the mediation effect accounting for 36.67%.Conclusion:These findings highlight the importance of the family environment on child behavior and provide valuable insights and recommendations for family education practices in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.Therefore,we suggest future research should further explore the complex relationships among parental stress,child conformity,and resilience,and examine regional differences to better promote children’s overall development.

Chinese family care patterns of childhood rheumatic diseases:A cluster analysis

Objectives:The purpose is to distinguish family care(FC)patterns of childhood rheumatic diseases in Chinese families and to determine the predictors of FC patterns.Methods:This secondary analysis contained two cross-section surveys with a convenient sample of totally 398 caregivers who have a child with rheumatic diseases from four pediatric hospitals.Caregivers were required to completed Family Management Measure questionnaire.Cluster analysis was used to distinguish patterns and multinomial logistic regression analysis was used to find predictors.Results:Four patterns were identified:the normal-perspective and collaborative(28.4%),the effortless and contradictory(24.6%),the chaotic and strenuous(18.3%),and the confident and concerning(28.7%).Disease category(x2=21.23,P=0.002),geographic location(x2=8.41,P=0,038),maternal educational level(x2=12.69,P=0.048)and family monthly income(x2=33.21,P<0.001)predicted different patterns.Conclusions:FC patterns were different among families.Disease-related and family-related factors were vital predictors to distinguish patterns consistent with the Family Management Style Framework.The result assisted that clinicians recognize FC patterns and predictors effectively to provide tailored advice in time.

Literature Review on Support for Children and Families Experiencing Parental Bereavement

Purpose: This study aimed to understand the actual nursing support in a wide perspective by reviewing overseas literature on support for children who have experienced parental bereavement and their families. The goal was to identify future challenges in nursing support in clinical practice in Japan. Method: Literature searchable as of May 2023 was retrieved using PubMed, resulting in 11 relevant articles. Result: The results revealed the following: 1) For support provided to children, 13 codes were condensed into 5 subcategories and 4 categories. 2) For support provided to families, 36 codes were condensed into 11 subcategories and 4 categories. Conclusion: Open communication was found to be essential for supporting children and their families who have experienced parental bereavement. Moreover, involvement of multiple professions facilitated the provision of specialized support to address diverse needs of children and families, playing a crucial role in overcoming grief. Additionally, the effectiveness of support systems for bereaved families highlighted the need for nursing professionals in Japan to gain knowledge through learning opportunities and to establish a multi-disciplinary approach to support, thus indicating future challenges in nursing support.

Child Neglect and Perspectives of Nurses Specializing in Mental Health and Psychiatry in Family Violence:Clinical Case

We live in a changing society in which the family plays a role in fostering close relationships among family members,as well as the responsibility to pass on values and principles to them.When the actions of parents and other families impair the child‟s rights and needs in terms of psychomotor,intellectual,moral,emotional or relationship development,we will face situations of neglect,abuse or violence.Since these behaviors can be active(sexual,physical or psychological violence)or passive(by default,to ensure the well-being of the child).Neglect is a form of abuse that leaves the child feeling ostracized and guilty.

A Study on the Child-Rearing Pattern of American Family in Lizzie McGuire

Development of globalization makes family education play a more important role in global competition.The child-rearing pattern is the reflection of family education.Therefore,the paper will research child-rearing pattern of American family in Lizzie Mc Guire.

Family empowerment and associated factors in Japanese families raising a child with severe motor and intellectual disabilities

Objectives:Family caregivers raising children with severe motor and intellectual disabilities(SMID)experience the enormous burden of care.The concept of family empowerment is one of the important assessment indexes of family nursing from the perspective of providing comprehensive support for these families.The objective of this study was to identify the factors associated with the empowerment of families raising a child with SMID in Japan.Methods:We conducted a nationwide questionnaire survey involving 1659 primary caregivers raising a child with SMID through 89 special schools.We assessed the main outcomes using the Family Empowerment Scale(FES).We then conducted a multiple linear regression analysis to reveal the factors associated with family empowerment.Results:In total,1362 primary caregivers were included in our study.Our results show that factors contributing to high FES scores are higher age of the primary caregiver,higher education,greater recognition of regional support,lower childcare burden,higher utilization of home visit services,higher usage of a childcare institution,higher household income,and stronger family bonding.Conclusion:Healthcare professionals should carefully assess the state of family empowerment of the primary caregivers who are younger and those who have low education,low household income,high childcare burden,and fragile bonding with the family.Second,they should encourage such families to use regional support resources for childcare.That is,policy makers should consider ways to promote home visits and institutional services for the care of children with SMID,aiming especially for the provision of well-coordinated care and services.

Family Centered Care versus Child Centered Care: The Malawi Context

Family Centered care is a model that is practiced and encouraged in child health care. It considers family as partners and collaborators in care of children. It aims at involving family in all aspects of child care. Family centered care also mentions involvement of child. However, emphasis is given more on family than child and does not take into account the older child’s capacity for independent decision making and right to privacy. As such, child’s needs are missed out. With child centered care, children are involved and supported at all levels of care based on their age and developmental stage. This paper aims to stress the importance of involving children within family centered care. Involving children in their care, makes them feel less threatened by the health care professional and their self esteem is promoted. Currently, no studies have been identified in Malawi that demonstrates full partnership between the family, child and the nurse. Furthermore, Family Centered Care and Child Centered Care as models are not fully practiced. It is therefore important to practice both family and child centered care in child health care if the needs of both family and children are to be addressed concurrently.

Survey of Bereavement Care Provided by Home-Visit Nurses for Bereaved Families in Japan

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the implementation conditions of bereavement care for bereaved families and the relationship between demographics of home-visit nurses and rates of provision of bereavement care. Methods: A self-rating anonymous questionnaire survey was conducted with 2200 facilities randomly selected from among the members of the Home-visit Nursing Stations of the National Nursing Business Association. Calculating the rates of provision of each pre- and post-bereavement care item of the survey, we performed a multiple logistic regression analysis to investigate the relationship between the demographics of home-visit nurses and rates of provision of care. Statistical processing employed SPSS ver. 21.0 with the significance level set at 5%. Results: A total of 688 responses were collected (collection rate, 31.3%), and 649 were included in the analysis. “Approval of the care that the family has provided” and “Involvement in the care together with the family and listening to their thoughts” were frequently provided in both pre- and post-bereavement care;however, the rate of provision of “Provided continued support/life planning until the family fully recovers social life” was low. More care services were provided by home-visit nurses working in facilities with 24-hour services in pre-bereavement, and by those with longer home-visit nursing experience in post-bereavement. Conclusions: Home-visit nurses provide many post-bereavement care services. However, continued care that helps bereaved families fully recover their social life, including life planning, is less frequently provided. Bereavement care provision rates vary depending on the facility type, whether the facility offers 24-hour services, and the length of home-visit nursing experience.

Empirical Study on the Empowerment of Families Raising Children with Severe Motor and Intellectual Disabilities in Japan: The Association with Positive Feelings towards Child Rearing

Background: “Children with severe motor and intellectual disabilities” refers to children with markedly limited activity due to severe overlapping of physical and intellectual disabilities. The physical and mental burden placed on families raising severely disabled children, particularly the primary caregivers, is great in home settings. For families to effectively utilize services and over-come child rearing problems, the families themselves need the “strength” to cooperate with others for the purpose of raising a severely disabled child. The ultimate goal of family support is to enable such families to achieve satisfaction and self-growth in child rearing. Methods: We used a questionnaire to survey 75 primary caregivers to empirically elucidate the empowerment and positive feelings towards child rearing of families raising children with severe motor and intellectual disabilities and the related factors. The t-test and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient were used to examine the association with bivariates. A multiple regression analysis was conducted for empowerment and positive feelings. Results: Results revealed that life events, livelihood, awareness of social support and the child’s sleep problems were factors related to empowerment. Of these, awareness of social support from outside of the family was found to contribute the most to empowerment. Furthermore, improvement and maintenance of positive feelings towards child rearing reaffirmed the existence of empowerment in addition to reducing negative feelings towards child rearing and ensuring social support. Conclusions: Raising children with severe motor and intellectual disabilities requires specialist knowledge and skills. Support from professionals to empower the entire family is therefore important in order to strengthen positive feelings towards child rearing.

Moving from fear to realization: Family engagement in tuberculosis prevention in children living in tuberculosis Sundanese households in Indonesia

Objective: Children living in tuberculosis households need protection.However,families need to be engaged to prevent tuberculosis transmission to children.This study aimed to analyze the details of "moving from fear to realization," which is one category of a substantive theory of family engagement in tuberculosis prevention in children.Methods: Fourteen family caregivers participated as key informants after their families met the criteria.The participants were recruited at a lung clinic in West Java,Indonesia and followed up at their homes.The data were gathered using in-depth interviews and analyzed following the coding procedures of the Straussian grounded theory.Findings: "Moving from fear to realization" was the main category that emerged from the experiences of the Sundanese families to begin engaging in tuberculosis prevention in children living in tuberculosis households.It was composed of four sub-categories,namely,fear of tuberculosis,seeking information,following God's will,and awareness of tuberculosis transmission risks.Conclusions: This study showed how a family moves from fear to the realization of tuberculosis transmission risks.Its findings are useful for nurses to provide optimum care in order to prevent tuberculosis transmission to children with household contact by providing both education and counseling for families.

Family Organization in the Care of Pediatric Heart Transplant Patients:The Genogram as an Investigative Tool

This study aimed to describe structure, functionality and development of pediatric heart transplant families, from the understanding of the experienced chronic condition. A descriptive, exploratory study using a qualitative approach was developed in a hospital situated in a city of Northeast Brazil, in 2012. The study was conducted with three families, using the Calgary Family Assessment Model (CFAM). In addition to the genogram, an analysis of the children’s/adolescents’ family members was conducted at the time of interview. Two families were binuclear families and one was mononuclear. From the evaluation, it was possible to determine the care and support network of children and adolescents with heart transplants, as well as some difficulties faced by the investigated families. Nurses are important in this family context since the visualization of the family genogram can generate a change in the nursing care to each family.

北京“新三代家庭”育儿模式下的儿童友好型城市规划策略

回溯儿童友好城市的理念起源,借鉴家庭社会学对于当代抚育结构的经典研究见解,认识到建设儿童友好城市不能仅关注儿童个体,而必须以家庭为完整单元,映射到由全龄人群组成的社会生态系统深部。通过面向北京育儿家庭进行大样本问卷调查,提炼当前北京育儿家庭成员之间亲职分配的主流模式,认识到由代际协作育儿纽带联结的“新三代家庭”已经构成了当前北京最典型的家庭育儿模式。这一认知有助于定位超大城市儿童友好政策输出的侧重领域,避免儿童友好城市创建走向千城一面。通过深入挖掘这一典型模式下“双职工中青年”“银发育儿族”“多孩家庭子女”等人群需求,提出6点促进儿童与家人共享城市服务的策略。

育龄收入、子女人力资本与代际经济支持——基于子女“数量—质量替代”视角

中国家庭中子女数量下降伴随着子女人力资本提升,即子女“数量—质量替代”效应,为改善家庭养老经济支持提供了新契机。使用中国家庭追踪调查数据,结合中介效应模型和两阶段最小二乘法,研究以子女“数量—质量替代”为机制,老年父母的育龄收入对子女经济支持数额的影响。研究发现:(1)家庭中子女数量向质量的转换有利于子女经济支持数额的提高;(2)增加父母育龄收入有利于促进子女数量向质量转换,从而提高子女经济支持数额;(3)对于没有参加养老保险、子女数量较少和来自城市的家庭,在子女“数量—质量替代”机制的作用下,育龄收入的增加提高子女经济支持数额的效应更强。因此,畅通并促进子女数量向质量的转换机制是改善家庭养老经济支持水平、缓解社会养老压力的有效途径;更合理的收入分配制度对完善家庭养老功能、促进中国养老事业可持续发展和提升老年人福祉具有重要意义。

“三孩”政策背景下婴幼儿家庭养育压力的影响因素探究

为了解“三孩”政策背景下0~6岁婴幼儿家庭养育压力的现状及其影响因素,采用基本信息问卷、简式养育压力量表(PSI-SF)对我国东、中、西部六省3982个婴幼儿家庭所面临的养育压力展开调查,并从个体家庭因素、经济因素和社会区域因素三个方面分析0~6岁婴幼儿家庭养育压力产生的原因。结果显示,在0~6岁婴幼儿家庭中,近五成家庭养育压力超出正常范围,且从养育压力的各个维度来看,育儿愁苦得分高于困难儿童得分高于亲子互动失调得分;家庭结构、社会经济地位以及城乡地区对0~6岁婴幼儿家庭的养育压力有显著影响。基于此,建议关注父亲的养育压力,政府社区家庭合作共育;明确家庭压力来源,缓解家庭养育压力;加大政府投入,降低家庭养育成本;完善社会服务支持,提高家庭养育知识与技能。

“二孩家庭”的父母协同教养及其影响因素

在“二孩家庭”中,父母协同教养因儿童出生顺序产生差异,长子女的父母协同教养质量在次子女出生后先下降后回升,次子女与长子女的父母协同教养存在高相关,证实协同教养指向特定儿童,且家庭子系统间存在相互影响。在父母协同教养的影响因素方面,难养型儿童是父母协同教养的风险因素,父母性别角色信念、婚姻质量均与“二孩家庭”的父母协同教养有关。今后可基于“二孩家庭”父母协同教养的影响因素模型,关注我国生育政策所造成的生育间隔过大在父母协同教养中的作用,从进化心理学视角考虑“二孩家庭”的父亲协同教养,考察亲子依恋、同胞关系、社会支持等其他关系系统对父母协同教养的影响。

父母回应幼儿消极情绪的方式与幼儿问题行为的关系研究

采用《儿童消极情绪回应问卷》《长处与困难问卷》对220位幼儿的父母分别进行调查,探究父母回应幼儿消极情绪的方式与幼儿问题行为的关系,并进一步比较父母回应方式的单独效应与联合效应,为幼儿问题行为的家庭干预提供依据。研究结果显示:母亲/父亲的低支持性回应/高非支持性回应在不同程度上增加幼儿的问题行为,父亲的影响范围更广;父母的支持性回应一致低/非支持性回应一致高在不同程度上增加幼儿的问题行为,父母回应方式的联合效应与单独效应存在差异,部分支持加法模型。父母回应幼儿消极情绪的方式直接影响幼儿的问题行为,且存在累积效应,父母应给予一致的支持性回应来减少幼儿的问题行为。

肾病综合征患儿母亲亲职压力现状及相关研究

目的 了解肾病综合征患儿母亲亲职压力现状,探讨心理资本、家庭功能、家庭复原力与其亲职压力的相关性,并分析心理资本在家庭功能、家庭复原力和亲职压力间的中介效应。方法 采用便利抽样法,于2021年2月-2022年12月抽取新疆维吾尔自治区人民医院246名肾病综合征患儿母亲作为研究对象,采用一般情况量表、心理资本量表、家庭功能量表、家庭复原力量表和亲职压力量表对其进行调查。结果 (1)246名肾病综合征患儿母亲心理资本得分为(64.27±11.64)分,家庭功能得分为(126.82±27.46)分,家庭复原力得分为(122.92±21.81)分,亲职压力得分为(95.38±12.27)分。(2)不同文化程度、子女数、婚姻状况、医疗费支付方式、家庭结构、家庭人均月收入及患儿年龄的肾病综合征患儿母亲亲职压力得分差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。(3)肾病综合征患儿母亲心理资本、家庭功能、家庭复原力与亲职压力分别呈负相关(r=-0.649、-0.588、-0.614,P<0.01),心理资本与家庭功能、家庭复原力分别呈正相关(r=0.618、0.744,P<0.01),家庭功能与家庭复原力呈正相关(r=0.548,P<0.01)。(4)心理资本在肾病综合征患儿母亲家庭功能、家庭复原力和亲职压力间起部分中介作用,中介效应分别占总效应的24.33%和26.97%。结论 肾病综合征患儿母亲亲职压力较高,心理资本在肾病综合征患儿母亲家庭功能、家庭复原力和亲职压力间起部分中介作用,提高其心理资本水平有助于降低亲职压力,改善患儿家庭功能,提高患儿生存质量。

儿童行为特点及家庭管理方式对哮喘控制水平影响路径分析

目的探讨儿童行为特点及其家庭管理方式对儿童哮喘控制水平影响路径。方法采用便利抽样法选取82例哮喘患儿,应用一般资料问卷、适应行为量表(AAMR)、家庭管理测量量表(FaMM)及儿童哮喘控制测试表(Childhood asthma control test,C-ACT)进行问卷调查,分析其影响路径。结果患儿AAMR适应行为量表得分(84.87±9.16)分,FaMM量表得分(188.77±19.01)分,C-ACT得分(15.20±4.66)分。Pearson相关分析结果显示,适应性行为分别与家庭管理、哮喘控制呈正相关关系(r=0.580、0.219,P<0.05),家庭管理与哮喘控制呈正相关关系(r=0.401,P<0.05)。结构方程模型结果表明,家庭管理在哮喘患儿适应性行为和哮喘控制有部分中介调节作用,效应占比为45.95%。结论儿童行为特点能够通过家庭管理方式对患儿哮喘控制水平产生影响,临床护理人员应重视对患儿家属的健康教育管理,提升家属对疾病的认知度及家庭管理能力,以改善患儿的行为方式,达到有效控制患儿疾病的目的。

经济困难与父母残疾家庭儿童发展状况探究与政策思考

加强困难家庭帮扶是当前我国社会救助工作的重要内容。本研究根据家庭经济状况(普通户、低保边缘户、低保户)以及父母是否存在残疾(无残疾、中轻度残疾、重度残疾)考察经济困难及残疾家庭中儿童的身体健康、心理情绪及学校表现。研究发现,家庭经济困难与父母残疾均与更差的儿童发展结果显著相关;随经济困难与残疾程度加深,儿童多表现出更差的发展结果;此外,当经济困境累加残疾时,儿童在环境感知、学习状态方面表现出更大发展劣势;但在控制儿童与所处环境的互动结果(主要是在家庭、学校和社区形成的重要社会关系状况)后,经济困难及父母残疾与儿童发展各指标的负向关联消失或减弱,提示需对困难家庭儿童与重要他人的关系塑造给予特别关注。建议我国的困难家庭救助政策从以下方面对经济困难及残疾家庭儿童的身心发展给予更多支持:第一,适当扩大社会救助覆盖面,将符合一定标准的低保边缘家庭纳入综合救助范围;第二,强化服务救助,在基本生活保障之外,对困难家庭提供更多针对家庭与社会关系、儿童身心发展的干预服务;第三,对于存在经济匮乏与残疾双重挑战的困难家庭,加强部门协作、需求评估与个性化救助服务供给。