Interactions between Family Environment and Personality in the Prediction of Child Life Satisfaction

Leto, Irina V.; Loginova, Svetlana V.; Varshal, A. V.; Slobodskaya, Helena R.

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“…Child well-being is currently measured with many indicators, the Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) being the most contemporary on a global level (Guhn et al, 2012 ; Schonert-Reichl et al, 2011 , 2013 ). A number of other indicators have also been developed, with each approaching the subjective well-being of children differently and stressing, in most cases, life satisfaction (Borualogo & Casas, 2021 ; Casas et al, 2013 ; Casas & González-Carrasco, 2021 ; Dinisman et al, 2012 ; Huebner & Furlong, 2016 ; Leto et al, 2021 ; Llosada-Gistau et al, 2015 ; Montserrat et al, 2015a ; Montserrat, Dinisman et al, 2015a , 2015b ; Moreira et al, 2021 ; Rodriguez de la Vega, 2014 ; Savahl et al, 2017 ; Savahl et al, 2021 ; Viñas et al, 2019 ). According to Michalos and Land ( 2018 ), more emphasis must be given to the subjective indicators of well-being than the objective ones when policies are planned.…”

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Understanding and Measuring Child Well-being in the Region of Attica, Greece: Round four

Leriou

2022

Child Ind Res

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This paper aims to present the results of implementing a new, multi-dimensional and cumulative tool that records the well-being of children in the 1st semester of the school year 2020–2021, which constitutes the fourth round of an ongoing research. The tool was implemented in Attica through questionnaires circulated in twenty-five schools and three support centers for children and families under the organization, “The Smile of the Child” (twenty-eight bodies in total). The total number of children who participated in the sample was 1,114, belonging to three distinct school categories: the 6th grade of elementary school (10–11 years old), the 3rd grade of junior high (13–14 years old), and the 3rd grade of high school (16–17 years old). The results, mapped out in seven clusters, reveal evident concerns over nutrition and the moral education of students. In addition, the results indicate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being of children and reveal with regard to national policy and legislation framework that the status of welfare state in Greece is ineffective and problematic. The theoretical and methodological framework of the study was confirmed through a multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) and a principal component analysis (PCA).The outputs of MCA reflect and confirm the good effect of “The Smile of the Child” for children in need. Finally, an action plan including the creation of policies based on public finance and fuzzy logic was suggested, the most important being the necessity of the establishment of a new Ministry for the protection of child well-being.

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Understanding and Measuring Child Well-being in the Region of Attica, Greece: Round four

Leriou

2022

Child Ind Res

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“…The Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) of Canada is the most important tool on a global level (Guhn et al, 2012 ; Schonert-Reichl et al, 2011 , 2013 ). Additionally, other tools to measure the subjective (Michalos & Land, 2018 ; Michalos & Hatch, 2020 ; Sirgy, 2021 , pp.132–133; Voukelatou et al, 2021 ) well-being of children have been developed, with a strong focus on life satisfaction (Aymerich et al, 2021 ; Borualogo & Casas, 2021 ; Caqueo-Urízar et al, 2022 ; Casas et al, 2013 ; Casas & González-Carrasco, 2021 ; Dinisman et al, 2012 ; Gierczyk et al, 2022 ; Goldan et al, 2022 ; Gross-Manos & Bradshaw, 2022 ; Herd, 2022 ; Huebner & Furlong, 2016 ; Jiang et al, 2021 ; Leto et al, 2021 ; Llosada-Gistau et al, 2015 ; Montserrat et al, 2015a , b ; Moreira et al, 2021 , 2022 ; Rodriguez de la Vega, 2014 ; Savahl et al, 2017 , 2021 ; Schutz et al, 2022 ; Tonon & Mikkelsen, 2022 ; Viñas et al, 2019 ). Furthermore, there are various studies concerning the opposite of child well-being, such as, according to Leriou et al, ( 2021 , Sect.…”

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Understanding and Measuring Child Well-being in the Region of Attica, Greece: Round Five

Leriou

2023

Child Ind Res

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This research paper aims to present the results of the implementation of the C.W.-SMILE tool that recorded child well-being in the second semester of the 2020–2021 school year. This is the fifth round of this ongoing diachronic research. The C.W.-SMILE tool consists of six dimensions: home conditions (D.1), nutrition (D.2), unemployment of guardians (D.3), free healthcare (D.4), moral education (D.5), and leisure (D.6). The first three dimensions concern children’s economic well-being, while the latter three dimensions determine children’s non-economic well-being. Based on welfare economics, the combination of economic well-being and non-economic well-being constitutes children’s general (social) well-being. Each dimension consists of Simple Indicators. The paper also presents the results of the school year as a whole, to help investigate the evolving impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s well-being for more periods. The tool was used to measure the well-being of children in Attica, through questionnaires that were circulated in 22 public schools and three support centers of the organization ‘The Smile of the Child’ (25 units in total). The sample consisted of 509 children, belonging to three distinct school categories. The results of the second semester are mapped in seven clusters (relating to seven socio-economically homogenous groups of municipalities in Attica). Analysis of the results of the school year 2020–2021 was done based on the data collected from a sample of 1,623 children; in other words, it took into account the data relating to the entire samples that were surveyed in the first and second semesters. The central outcomes of all the previous rounds of the research are verified through a principal component analysis (PCA), and a multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) which are employed for the fifth round. Finally, the paper suggests an action plan of social welfare based on a ChoiCo game designed for the needs of the fifth round of the C.W.-SMILE research.

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“…10 10 This scale has been used to assess life satisfaction and well‐being among children in numerous studies (see Jiang & Huebner, 2017; Leto et al., 2019; Leto et al., 2021; Lewis et al., 2011). It has reliability and validity (see Bender, 1997).…”

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“…We choose to focus on the K10 as we have baseline scores of our respondents for this measure.9 See Peterman (2021) for a discussion on the use of indirect measures in research on violence against women. We also take this approach in light of ethics guidelines that require one to report a crime to adequate authorities if domestic violence is revealed, which could in turn further endanger our respondents.10 This scale has been used to assess life satisfaction and well-being among children in numerous studies (seeJiang & Huebner, 2017;Leto et al, 2019;Leto et al, 2021;Lewis et al, 2011). It has reliability and validity (seeBender, 1997).11 These questions for hope and self-efficacy have been adapted from Ungar & Liebenberg (2011),Lietz et al (2015) and Ryberg (2019).12 All questions were translated into Urdu.…”

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The impact of COVID‐related economic shocks on household mental health in Pakistan

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We combine data collected just prior to the unfolding of COVID‐19 with follow‐up data from July 2020 to document the adverse economic effects of the pandemic and resulting impact on parental and child mental well‐being in peri‐urban Pakistan. 22% of the households in our sample are affected by job loss, with monthly income down 38% on average. Our difference‐in‐difference results show that job loss is associated with a 0.88 standard deviation (SD) increase in adult mental distress scores (K10), a 0.43 SD reduction in a Hope index of children's aspirations, agency and future pathways, and a 0.40 SD increase in children's depression symptoms. In addition, we observe higher levels of parental stress and anger reported by children, as well as an increase in reported prevalence of domestic violence. Overall, we document that the pandemic has disproportionately and negatively affected the economic and mental well‐being of the most vulnerable households in our sample.

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Interactions between Family Environment and Personality in the Prediction of Child Life Satisfaction

Cited by 4 publications

References 54 publications

Understanding and Measuring Child Well-being in the Region of Attica, Greece: Round four

Understanding and Measuring Child Well-being in the Region of Attica, Greece: Round four

Understanding and Measuring Child Well-being in the Region of Attica, Greece: Round Five

The impact of COVID‐related economic shocks on household mental health in Pakistan

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