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Children's Health and Typology of Family Integration and Regulation: A Functionalist Analysis

Xiaozhao Yang1, Chao Zhang1

  • 1School of Journalism and Communication, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.

Children (Basel, Switzerland)
|March 29, 2023
PubMed

Insights

Children's health is linked to family functioning. Concerted family types, characterized by high integration and regulation, show better child health outcomes, highlighting health's functional role.

Area of Science:

  • Sociology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Family Studies

Background:

  • Conventional research views children's health as an outcome of social and biological factors.
  • This study explores children's health as a functional necessity within the family institution.
  • Focuses on the integration of children and parental regulation of behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the functional role of children's health within family dynamics.
  • To identify family types based on child integration and parental regulation.
  • To analyze the association between family types and children's health outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study of 891 parents in southern Jiangsu.
  • Survey data collected on children's health and family activities.
  • Latent class analysis used to categorize families into four types: loose, free, pressed, and concerted.

Main Results:

  • Children's health was significantly associated with the 'concerted' family type (OR = 3.6, p < 0.05).
  • This indicates that health is a necessary function in families with high regulation and mobilization.
  • The findings support the functionalist perspective on child health.

Conclusions:

  • Broadens the understanding of children's health by incorporating functionalism.
  • Emphasizes the social implications and family context of children's health.
  • Highlights the importance of family integration and regulation for child well-being.
Abstract

Keywords:
child–parent relationshipfamily regulationfunctionalismself-reported health

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