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Socio-Economic, Parental-Health, and Family Functioning Differentials in Children's Emotional and Behavioral Characteristics: Comparison between Children with Disability Families and Children with Non-Disability Families  

Sohn, Byoung-Duk (Dept. of Social Work, Chongshin University)
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International Journal of Human Ecology / v.7, no.2, 2006 , pp. 75-84 More about this Journal
Abstract
Internalizing and externalizing behavior problems may be more common in children with disability families but rarely known is the magnitude of the problem and the risk factors compared to those in children with non-disability families. This study was undertaken to examine if socio-economic factors, parental health, and family functioning affect children's internalizing and externalizing behaviors differently between two comparison groups. The research literature on childhood behaviors was briefly reviewed. The data was derived from the Mental Health of Children and Young People in Great Britain, 2004. Regression analyses provide evidence that the family type, economic status, and income level are uniquely associated with an increased risks of internalizing or externalizing behavior problems in children with disability families, whereas sex, age, family size, parental health, and family functioning factors have similar impacts on the child's internalizing or externalizing variances between two groups. Intervention is desirable to address the concerns influencing internalizing and externalizing performances among children with disability or non-disability families.
Keywords
Internalizing and externalizing behavior problems; socio-economic.parental health.family functioning factors; children with disability families;
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