TY - JOUR
T1 - Subtyping of Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors in Japanese Community-Based Children
T2 - A Latent Class Analysis and Association with Family Activities
AU - Li, Xiang
AU - Zhu, Yan Tong
AU - Jiao, Dan Dan
AU - Sawada, Yuko
AU - Tanaka, Emiko
AU - Watanabe, Taeko
AU - Tomisaki, Etsuko
AU - Zhu, Zhu
AU - Ajmal, Ammara
AU - Matsumoto, Munenori
AU - Zhang, Jin Rui
AU - Banu, Alpona Afsari
AU - Liu, Yang
AU - Cui, Ming Yu
AU - Graça, Yolanda
AU - Wang, Yan Lin
AU - Qian, Mei Ling
AU - Anme, Tokie
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by JSPS KAKENHI, grant number JP21H00790 and JP21K18449.
Funding Information:
This research was funded by JSPS KAKENHI, grant number JP21H00790 and JP21K18449.We express our deepest gratitude to all the participants and staff members for their voluntary participation in this study and the Japan society for the promotion of Science (JSPS) for the funding support [Grant Number JP21H00790 and JP21K18449]. The first author would like to express his appreciation to Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) for supporting his study life in Japan.
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PY - 2022/2
Y1 - 2022/2
N2 - Externalizing and internalizing behavioral problems occurs at a high rate among children. However, this has rarely been examined among Japanese children using a person-oriented method. Hence, this study aims to explore its subtypes and clarify their association with family-based group activities. We conducted a cross-sectional survey in a typical community-based suburban area for all families with primary school children in Japan. We investigated children’s internalizing and externalizing behaviors based on the Japanese version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and different types of activities that family members frequently engaged in. Data from 206 families were collected and used for the analysis. The subtypes were explored using latent class analysis (LCA). The relationship between family activities and latent class membership was analyzed using a logistic regression model. Moreover, three latent class models and their probabilities were identified, namely, risk group (31.3%), moderate group (44.9%), and normal group (23.8%). Frequent family activities including play sports, traveling or hiking, watching TV and communicating, cooking or making a dessert, and doing housework, which were significantly related to the normal group. These results would add evidence to potential types of children’s behavioral problems and preventive childcare practices needed in the primary gate of families.
AB - Externalizing and internalizing behavioral problems occurs at a high rate among children. However, this has rarely been examined among Japanese children using a person-oriented method. Hence, this study aims to explore its subtypes and clarify their association with family-based group activities. We conducted a cross-sectional survey in a typical community-based suburban area for all families with primary school children in Japan. We investigated children’s internalizing and externalizing behaviors based on the Japanese version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and different types of activities that family members frequently engaged in. Data from 206 families were collected and used for the analysis. The subtypes were explored using latent class analysis (LCA). The relationship between family activities and latent class membership was analyzed using a logistic regression model. Moreover, three latent class models and their probabilities were identified, namely, risk group (31.3%), moderate group (44.9%), and normal group (23.8%). Frequent family activities including play sports, traveling or hiking, watching TV and communicating, cooking or making a dessert, and doing housework, which were significantly related to the normal group. These results would add evidence to potential types of children’s behavioral problems and preventive childcare practices needed in the primary gate of families.
KW - Community-based
KW - Family activities
KW - Internalizing and externalizing behaviors
KW - Japanese children
KW - Latent class analysis
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U2 - 10.3390/children9020210
DO - 10.3390/children9020210
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85124217117
VL - 9
JO - Children
JF - Children
SN - 2227-9067
IS - 2
M1 - 210
ER -