Associations between family structure and social-emotional development among school-aged children in mainland China

Miao Wang; Bryan G. Victor; Shiyou Wu; Brian E. Perron

doi:10.1080/02185385.2019.1616213

Associations between family structure and social-emotional development among school-aged children in mainland China

Miao Wang, Bryan G. Victor, Shiyou Wu, Brian E. Perron

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This study examines the associations between family structure and social-emotional development among school-aged children in mainland China. Data were drawn from a survey administered in Tianjin, China, which included 431 single-parent and 544 two-parent samples. Overall, children from two-parent families scored significantly higher on measures of social-emotional development. However, these associated were attenuated when controlling for protective factors. The protective factors buffered the majority of effects in a mediation analysis. These findings provide direction for developing targeted social work policies and interventions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	249-263
Number of pages	15
Journal	Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development
Volume	29
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2019.1616213
State	Published - Oct 2 2019

Keywords

Mainland China
divorce
family structure
single parents
social-emotional development

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Sociology and Political Science

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Associations between family structure and social-emotional development among school-aged children in mainland China

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