Analysis of children′s well-being from the perspective of family–school–community collaboration

ObjectiveTo understand the influence of family, school, and community social environments on children′s perceived well-being, to explore the key indicators that affect children′s well-being, and to provide suggestions and references for building child-friendly cities and creating friendly social env...

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Main Authors: Wenkui LU, Meijie CHU, Yanfang JIANG, Baoyi ZENG, Chengliang LIU, Yangjingling HUA, Huarong HONG, Yizhen JIANG
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Published: Editorial Office of Chinese Journal of Public Health 2025-02-01
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author Wenkui LU
Meijie CHU
Yanfang JIANG
Baoyi ZENG
Chengliang LIU
Yangjingling HUA
Huarong HONG
Yizhen JIANG
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description ObjectiveTo understand the influence of family, school, and community social environments on children′s perceived well-being, to explore the key indicators that affect children′s well-being, and to provide suggestions and references for building child-friendly cities and creating friendly social environments. MethodsUsing stratified multistage cluster sampling and a self-developed questionnaire, we recruited 3 511 students in grades 4–6 from 12 primary schools in 6 districts of Xiamen city, Fujian province for on-site online surveys conducted from October 2023 to January 2024. Independent samples t-tests and analysis of variance were used for univariate analysis. Multiple linear regression models were used to analyze the influence of the friendliness of the family, school, and community social environments on children′s perceived well-being. Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) regression was used to screen key indicators of family-school-community social environments that influence perceived well-being, and regression coefficient estimation and significance tests were performed. ResultsFor the 3 289 participants (54.03% boys and 45.97% girls, mean age 10.38±0.96 years) with valid responses, the mean perceived well-being score was 64.29±9.21. Based on Model 1 (which included only demographic variables), Model 8, which included family, school, and community social environment variables, increased the explanatory power of perceived child well-being by 44.6%. Compared to the school social environment (β=0.12, B=0.16, P<0.001) and the community social environment (β=0.59, B=0.22, P<0.001), the family social environment (β=0.66, B=0.39, P<0.001) had a greater impact on children′s perceived well-being. From the perspective of family-school-community synergy, five key indicators of the family environment, six key indicators of the school environment, and three key indicators of the community environment that affect children′s perceived well-being were selected. Among the key indicators in the family dimension, children′s feeling that “talking with parents is relaxing” (B=0.12, P<0.001) and “my family knows what is going on in this school” (B=0.12, P<0.001) had a greater impact on children′s perceived well-being. In the school dimension, “the subjects learned in school are all very interesting” (B=0.13, P<0.001) had the greatest impact on the perceived well-being. In the community dimension, children′s perception that “the people in this community are warm and caring” had a greater impact on children′s perceived well-being (B=0.08, P<0.001). ConclusionsTo promote children′s well-being, families, schools, and communities must work together to create a child-friendly social atmosphere, especially by promoting relaxed and happy parent-child communication, parental involvement in children′s lives, and the interest in school curricula.
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spelling doaj-art-d8aa276e33074bcbb5314b731fa233042025-08-20T02:19:15ZzhoEditorial Office of Chinese Journal of Public HealthZhongguo gonggong weisheng1001-05802025-02-0141217017510.11847/zgggws11447981144798Analysis of children′s well-being from the perspective of family–school–community collaborationWenkui LU0Meijie CHU1Yanfang JIANG2Baoyi ZENG3Chengliang LIU4Yangjingling HUA5Huarong HONG6Yizhen JIANG7Xiamen City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xiamen 361021, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, ChinaXiamen City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xiamen 361021, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, ChinaXiamen City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xiamen 361021, ChinaXiamen City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xiamen 361021, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, ChinaObjectiveTo understand the influence of family, school, and community social environments on children′s perceived well-being, to explore the key indicators that affect children′s well-being, and to provide suggestions and references for building child-friendly cities and creating friendly social environments. MethodsUsing stratified multistage cluster sampling and a self-developed questionnaire, we recruited 3 511 students in grades 4–6 from 12 primary schools in 6 districts of Xiamen city, Fujian province for on-site online surveys conducted from October 2023 to January 2024. Independent samples t-tests and analysis of variance were used for univariate analysis. Multiple linear regression models were used to analyze the influence of the friendliness of the family, school, and community social environments on children′s perceived well-being. Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) regression was used to screen key indicators of family-school-community social environments that influence perceived well-being, and regression coefficient estimation and significance tests were performed. ResultsFor the 3 289 participants (54.03% boys and 45.97% girls, mean age 10.38±0.96 years) with valid responses, the mean perceived well-being score was 64.29±9.21. Based on Model 1 (which included only demographic variables), Model 8, which included family, school, and community social environment variables, increased the explanatory power of perceived child well-being by 44.6%. Compared to the school social environment (β=0.12, B=0.16, P<0.001) and the community social environment (β=0.59, B=0.22, P<0.001), the family social environment (β=0.66, B=0.39, P<0.001) had a greater impact on children′s perceived well-being. From the perspective of family-school-community synergy, five key indicators of the family environment, six key indicators of the school environment, and three key indicators of the community environment that affect children′s perceived well-being were selected. Among the key indicators in the family dimension, children′s feeling that “talking with parents is relaxing” (B=0.12, P<0.001) and “my family knows what is going on in this school” (B=0.12, P<0.001) had a greater impact on children′s perceived well-being. In the school dimension, “the subjects learned in school are all very interesting” (B=0.13, P<0.001) had the greatest impact on the perceived well-being. In the community dimension, children′s perception that “the people in this community are warm and caring” had a greater impact on children′s perceived well-being (B=0.08, P<0.001). ConclusionsTo promote children′s well-being, families, schools, and communities must work together to create a child-friendly social atmosphere, especially by promoting relaxed and happy parent-child communication, parental involvement in children′s lives, and the interest in school curricula.https://www.zgggws.com/article/doi/10.11847/zgggws1144798childrenwell-beingsocial environmentfamily-school-community
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Meijie CHU
Yanfang JIANG
Baoyi ZENG
Chengliang LIU
Yangjingling HUA
Huarong HONG
Yizhen JIANG
Analysis of children′s well-being from the perspective of family–school–community collaboration
Zhongguo gonggong weisheng
children
well-being
social environment
family-school-community
title Analysis of children′s well-being from the perspective of family–school–community collaboration
title_full Analysis of children′s well-being from the perspective of family–school–community collaboration
title_fullStr Analysis of children′s well-being from the perspective of family–school–community collaboration
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of children′s well-being from the perspective of family–school–community collaboration
title_short Analysis of children′s well-being from the perspective of family–school–community collaboration
title_sort analysis of children s well being from the perspective of family school community collaboration
topic children
well-being
social environment
family-school-community
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