Exploring the impact of marital relationship on the mental health of children: Does parent–child relationship matter?

This study aimed to examine the associations between marital relationships and parent–child relationships on children’s mental health. Participants included 19,487 students from the 2013–2014 baseline China Education Panel Survey. Structural equation modeling was applied to analyze the data and resu...

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Published inJournal of health psychology Vol. 25; no. 10-11; pp. 1669 - 1680
Main Authors Li, Chunkai, Jiang, Shan, Fan, Xiaoyan, Zhang, Qiunv
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.09.2020
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Child
Child & adolescent mental health
Children
Children & youth
China
Humans
Marital relations
Marriage
Mental Health
Parent-Child Relations
Surveys and Questionnaires
China
marital relationship
parent–child relationship
children
China
mental health
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Summary:This study aimed to examine the associations between marital relationships and parent–child relationships on children’s mental health. Participants included 19,487 students from the 2013–2014 baseline China Education Panel Survey. Structural equation modeling was applied to analyze the data and results revealed that marital and parent–child relationships positively affected children’s mental health. Parent–child relationship also played a mediating role between marital relationship and children’s mental health. The unique contributions of this study and its theoretical and practical implications were discussed.
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ISSN:1359-1053
1461-7277
DOI:10.1177/1359105318769348