Effects of family cohesion and adaptability on behavioral problems in preschool children / 中国当代儿科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effects of family cohesion and adaptability on behavioral problems in preschool children.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The stratified cluster multistage sampling method was used to perform a questionnaire survey in the parents of 1 284 children aged 3-6 years in the urban area of Lanzhou, China. The general status questionnaire, Conners Child Behavior Checklist (Parent Symptom Question), and Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale, Second edition, Chinese version (FACESII-CV) were used to investigate behavioral problems and family cohesion and adaptability.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The overall detection rate of behavioral problems in preschool children was 17.13%. The children with different types of family cohesion had different detection rates of behavioral problems, and those with free-type family cohesion showed the highest detection rate of behavioral problems (40.2%). The children with different types of family adaptability also had different detection rates of behavioral problems, and those with stiffness type showed the highest detection rate of behavioral problems (25.1%). The behavioral problems in preschool children were negatively correlated with family cohesion and adaptability.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>During the growth of preschool children, family cohesion and adaptability have certain effects on the mental development of preschool children.</p>