Family events and child behavior in late childhood: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Children’s social behavior develops through diverse experiences. However, the relationship between children’s experiences of celebratory events and their behavioral development has not been previously quantified. Therefore, this study aimed to quantitatively explore this relation...
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| description | Abstract Background Children’s social behavior develops through diverse experiences. However, the relationship between children’s experiences of celebratory events and their behavioral development has not been previously quantified. Therefore, this study aimed to quantitatively explore this relationship. Methods In 2020, a self-reported questionnaire was completed by 653 sixth-grade students (aged 11–12 years) and/or their caregivers in Nagoya, Aichi, a major metropolitan area in Japan. The main items surveyed were children’s experiences with events celebrated by their family and their behavioral development. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire was used to assess children’s behavior. This questionnaire identifies behavioral and emotional problems and prosocial behavior. Multiple regression analysis was conducted with the number of family events experienced by children as the explanatory variable and their emotional and prosocial behavior as the objective variables. Results Children from families who participated in fewer family events tended to have higher problematic behavior risk scores and lower prosociality scores compared with their counterparts. Compared with children who participated in more than 20 family events, those who participated in fewer than 10 family events had more than three times the risk for exhibiting problem behaviors (odds: 3.558, 95% CI: 1.252–10.111, p = .017) and prosocial problems (odds: 3.184, 95% CI: 1.726–5.876, p < .001). Conversely, children from families who participated in more family events tended to have lower problematic behavior risk scores and higher prosociality scores. Conclusions A higher number of family events may reduce the risk of behavioral problems in children and increase their prosociality. Enjoying family events may be beneficial for social adjustment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f2f77c975de74ec0b5ca8408534207ec2025-08-20T02:51:18ZengBMCBMC Pediatrics1471-24312024-11-012411710.1186/s12887-024-05233-9Family events and child behavior in late childhood: a cross-sectional studyRikuya Hosokawa0Riho Tomozawa1Megumi Fujimoto2Toshiki Katsura3Department of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto UniversityDepartment of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto UniversityDepartment of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto UniversityDepartment of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto UniversityAbstract Background Children’s social behavior develops through diverse experiences. However, the relationship between children’s experiences of celebratory events and their behavioral development has not been previously quantified. Therefore, this study aimed to quantitatively explore this relationship. Methods In 2020, a self-reported questionnaire was completed by 653 sixth-grade students (aged 11–12 years) and/or their caregivers in Nagoya, Aichi, a major metropolitan area in Japan. The main items surveyed were children’s experiences with events celebrated by their family and their behavioral development. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire was used to assess children’s behavior. This questionnaire identifies behavioral and emotional problems and prosocial behavior. Multiple regression analysis was conducted with the number of family events experienced by children as the explanatory variable and their emotional and prosocial behavior as the objective variables. Results Children from families who participated in fewer family events tended to have higher problematic behavior risk scores and lower prosociality scores compared with their counterparts. Compared with children who participated in more than 20 family events, those who participated in fewer than 10 family events had more than three times the risk for exhibiting problem behaviors (odds: 3.558, 95% CI: 1.252–10.111, p = .017) and prosocial problems (odds: 3.184, 95% CI: 1.726–5.876, p < .001). Conversely, children from families who participated in more family events tended to have lower problematic behavior risk scores and higher prosociality scores. Conclusions A higher number of family events may reduce the risk of behavioral problems in children and increase their prosociality. Enjoying family events may be beneficial for social adjustment.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05233-9Family eventsProblematic behaviorProsocialityLate childhoodSocial adjustment |
| spellingShingle | Rikuya Hosokawa Riho Tomozawa Megumi Fujimoto Toshiki Katsura Family events and child behavior in late childhood: a cross-sectional study BMC Pediatrics Family events Problematic behavior Prosociality Late childhood Social adjustment |
| title | Family events and child behavior in late childhood: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Family events and child behavior in late childhood: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Family events and child behavior in late childhood: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Family events and child behavior in late childhood: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Family events and child behavior in late childhood: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | family events and child behavior in late childhood a cross sectional study |
| topic | Family events Problematic behavior Prosociality Late childhood Social adjustment |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05233-9 |
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