Socioeconomic characteristics and domestic work as correlates of family satisfaction in Hong Kong mothers of young children

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 1 - 13
• Main Authors: Cerin, Ester, Zhang, Casper J.P., Mellecker, Robin R., Ming, Wai-kit, Barnett, Anthony
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 08.11.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Child & adolescent mental health; Children; Demographics; Demography; Economic aspects; Education; Employment; Families & family life; Health aspects; Health problems; Household surveys; Households; Housework; Income; Indicators; Life satisfaction; Mental disorders; Mental health; Mothers; Parents & parenting; Personal income; Population density; Psychological aspects; Psychological wellbeing; Social aspects; Socioeconomics; Work-family relation, quality of life; Hong Kong, China; Hong Kong China; China

Background Family life satisfaction is an important contributor to the mental health of mothers with young children, who are particularly vulnerable to various sources of stressors. However, there is a dearth of studies on this topic in this demographic, the determinants of which likely differ acros...