Abstract:The researchers of this thematic issue start with the analysis of complex organizations such as the family or the community to explain individual health. Many studies of the vast body of scientific literature on the family conclude, for example, that good parenting practices are associated with healthy living habits of children and adolescents, such as good personal hygiene, playing sports or safe driving of cars by young people. However, meta-analyses reveal that these parenting practices explain only approxi… Show more
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