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Family correlates of emotional and behavioral problems in Nepali school children

Jasmine Ma1,2, Pashupati Mahat3, Per Håkan Brøndbo4

  • 1Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare -North, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.

Plos One
|January 18, 2022
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Family factors like parental illness and conflict are linked to child emotional and behavioral problems in Nepal. Addressing these family risks is crucial for improving child mental health outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Global Mental Health
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Limited research exists on family influences on child emotional and behavioral problems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
  • This study addresses this knowledge gap by investigating family correlates in a large Nepali population.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the association between various family factors and child internalizing and externalizing problems in Nepal.
  • To identify specific family risk factors contributing to child mental health issues in a LMIC context.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional, observational study of 3840 Nepali children (aged 6-18) across 64 schools and 16 districts.
  • Utilized the Nepali version of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)/6-18 for child problems and a questionnaire for family correlates (parental education, family structure, parental illness, conflict, child-rearing practices).
  • Analyzed associations using bivariate correlations and multiple regression.

Main Results:

  • Parental mental/physical illness, family conflict, child-rearing disagreements, and physical punishment positively correlated with both internalizing and externalizing problems.
  • Parental education, family structure, and having migrant worker mothers were associated with externalizing problems, though effect sizes were small.

Conclusions:

  • Child mental health problems in Nepal are associated with multiple family risk factors.
  • Highlights the need for enhanced prevention and intervention strategies targeting family-level risk factors to improve child mental health.
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