dc.contributor.author | Ma, Jasmine | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-07T13:07:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-03-07T13:07:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-01-18 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background<p>
<p>There is a substantial gap in our knowledge about family correlates of child emotional
and behavioral problems in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). The present study
contributes to filling this gap by examining such correlates in a larger population study in
Nepal.<p>
Methods<p>
<p>Our study is a cross-sectional, observational study among 3840 Nepali children aged
6–18 years from 64 schools and 16 districts in the three main geographical regions in
the country. We used the Nepali version of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)/6-18 to
assess children’s internalizing and externalizing problems and an additional background
information questionnaire to assess possible family correlates which included parental
education, family structure, migrant worker parents, parental mental and physical illness,
family conflicts, and child-rearing. The associations between family variables and child
internalizing and externalizing problems were analyzed using bivariate correlations and
multiple regression.<p>
<p>Results
<p>Using bivariate analysis, we found that mental and physical illness in parents, conflict in the
family, parental disagreement in child-rearing, and physical punishment of child correlated
positively with both Internalizing Problems and Externalizing Problems. The same associations were found by using multiple regression analysis. In addition, parental education, family structure, and migrant worker mothers were associated with Externalizing Problems.
However, the effect sizes were small.<p>
<p>Conclusion
<p>The results suggest that in Nepal, child mental problems were associated with several family
risk factors. Further, the study points to the need of strengthening prevention- and intervention measures to minimize family risk factors of child mental health disorders. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Ma J, Mahat P, Brøndbo PH, Handegård
BH, Kvernmo S, Javo AC (2022) Family correlates
of emotional and behavioral problems in Nepali
school children. PLoS ONE 17(1) | en_US |
dc.identifier.cristinID | FRIDAID 2005927 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1371/journal.pone.0262690 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10037/24306 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Public Library of Science | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Ma, J. (2023). Child Mental Health in Nepal. An epidemiological study of emotional and behavioral problems (EBP) among Nepali schoolchildren reported by parents and teachers. (Doctoral thesis). <a href=https://hdl.handle.net/10037/28104>https://hdl.handle.net/10037/28104</a> | |
dc.relation.journal | PLOS ONE | |
dc.rights.accessRights | openAccess | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright 2022 The Author(s) | en_US |
dc.title | Family correlates of emotional and behavioral problems in Nepali school children | en_US |
dc.type.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.type | Tidsskriftartikkel | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |