Socioeconomic Status and Behavioral Problems in Children: The Mediating Effect of Social Relations in Mainland China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Conceptual Framework
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Methods
3.1.1. Data
3.1.2. Measurement
Dependent Variable
Mediating Variable
Independent Variable
Control Variable
3.2. Statistical Analysis
4. Results
4.1. Subsection
4.1.1. Characteristics of the Participants
4.1.2. Internal Consistency Test, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) Test and Bartlett’s Test of the Dependent Variable
4.1.3. Test of Measurement Model
4.1.4. Test of Structural Model
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Frequency (N) | Percentage (%) | |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 1139 | 53 |
Female | 1012 | 47 |
Age | Mean = 12.37 | SD = 1.67 |
Number of siblings | ||
Only child | 467 | 21.70 |
Non-only child | 1684 | 78.30 |
Parents’ migrant work status | ||
Parents both go out to work | 556 | 25.80 |
Mother goes out to work, but father stays at home | 78 | 3.60 |
Father goes out to work, but mother stays at home | 337 | 15.70 |
Parents both stay at home | 1180 | 54.90 |
Latent Construct | Observed Variable | Factor Loading |
---|---|---|
PC | Give up watching TV so that the children could focus on homework | 0.348 |
Often talk to children about school | 0.444 | |
Ask the children to finish their homework | 0.533 | |
Check child’s homework | 0.594 | |
Prevent children from watching TV | 0.575 | |
Restricting TV programs | 0.510 | |
PR | Whether to be in a student cadre | 0.365 |
How popular are you | 0.341 | |
TSR | Satisfaction with Chinese teachers | 0.606 |
Satisfaction with math teacher | 0.649 | |
Satisfaction with English teachers | 0.648 | |
SES | Household economic situation | 0.495 |
Father’s education status | 0.705 | |
Mother’s education status | 0.870 |
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Nong, J.; Zhu, P.; Li, X.; Chai, P.; Zhai, T.; Zhang, Y. Socioeconomic Status and Behavioral Problems in Children: The Mediating Effect of Social Relations in Mainland China. Adolescents 2022, 2, 466-478. https://doi.org/10.3390/adolescents2040037
Nong J, Zhu P, Li X, Chai P, Zhai T, Zhang Y. Socioeconomic Status and Behavioral Problems in Children: The Mediating Effect of Social Relations in Mainland China. Adolescents. 2022; 2(4):466-478. https://doi.org/10.3390/adolescents2040037
Chicago/Turabian StyleNong, Jingya, Pinghua Zhu, Xi Li, Peipei Chai, Tiemin Zhai, and Yuhui Zhang. 2022. "Socioeconomic Status and Behavioral Problems in Children: The Mediating Effect of Social Relations in Mainland China" Adolescents 2, no. 4: 466-478. https://doi.org/10.3390/adolescents2040037