“…This is based on the following empirical evidence. Good levels of mental health status in mothers were significantly and inversely associated with externalizing behaviors in children (Cabaj et al , ) and higher levels of general life satisfaction of the parents were significantly and inversely associated with the total scores of behavioral problems of their children (Bang, Choi, Lee, & Hwang, ). Moreover, having many friends might be a protective factor against children's behavioral problems, based on evidence that children with no or only one friend at school were more likely to manifest internalizing behavioral problems (Laukkanen, Shemeikka, Notkola, Koivumaa‐Honkanen, & Nissinen, ) than those with many friends.…”