Subtyping of Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors in Japanese Community-Based Children: A Latent Class Analysis and Association with Family Activities
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...
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| author | Xiang Li Yan-Tong Zhu Dan-Dan Jiao Yuko Sawada Emiko Tanaka Taeko Watanabe Etsuko Tomisaki Zhu Zhu Ammara Ajmal Munenori Matsumoto Jin-Rui Zhang Alpona Afsari Banu Yang Liu Ming-Yu Cui Yolanda Graça Yan-Lin Wang Mei-Ling Qian Tokie Anme |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-55f82ec5b3f541bcbb23fb3012f7038f2023-11-23T19:19:18ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672022-02-019221010.3390/children9020210Subtyping of Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors in Japanese Community-Based Children: A Latent Class Analysis and Association with Family ActivitiesXiang Li0Yan-Tong Zhu1Dan-Dan Jiao2Yuko Sawada3Emiko Tanaka4Taeko Watanabe5Etsuko Tomisaki6Zhu Zhu7Ammara Ajmal8Munenori Matsumoto9Jin-Rui Zhang10Alpona Afsari Banu11Yang Liu12Ming-Yu Cui13Yolanda Graça14Yan-Lin Wang15Mei-Ling Qian16Tokie Anme17School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, JapanSchool of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, JapanSchool of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, JapanFaculty of Health Medicine, Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences, Osaka 5598611, JapanFaculty of Nursing, Musashino University, Tokyo 2028585, JapanFaculty of Nursing, Shukutoku University, Chiba 2608701, JapanFaculty of Nursing, Keio University, Tokyo 1088345, JapanSchool of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, JapanSchool of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, JapanSchool of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, JapanSchool of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, JapanSchool of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, JapanSchool of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, JapanSchool of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, JapanSchool of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, JapanSchool of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, JapanSchool of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, JapanFaculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, JapanExternalizing 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/2/210internalizing and externalizing behaviorsfamily activitiescommunity-basedJapanese childrenlatent class analysis |
| spellingShingle | Xiang Li Yan-Tong Zhu Dan-Dan Jiao Yuko Sawada Emiko Tanaka Taeko Watanabe Etsuko Tomisaki Zhu Zhu Ammara Ajmal Munenori Matsumoto Jin-Rui Zhang Alpona Afsari Banu Yang Liu Ming-Yu Cui Yolanda Graça Yan-Lin Wang Mei-Ling Qian Tokie Anme Subtyping of Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors in Japanese Community-Based Children: A Latent Class Analysis and Association with Family Activities Children internalizing and externalizing behaviors family activities community-based Japanese children latent class analysis |
| title | Subtyping of Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors in Japanese Community-Based Children: A Latent Class Analysis and Association with Family Activities |
| title_full | Subtyping of Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors in Japanese Community-Based Children: A Latent Class Analysis and Association with Family Activities |
| title_fullStr | Subtyping of Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors in Japanese Community-Based Children: A Latent Class Analysis and Association with Family Activities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Subtyping of Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors in Japanese Community-Based Children: A Latent Class Analysis and Association with Family Activities |
| title_short | Subtyping of Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors in Japanese Community-Based Children: A Latent Class Analysis and Association with Family Activities |
| title_sort | subtyping of internalizing and externalizing behaviors in japanese community based children a latent class analysis and association with family activities |
| topic | internalizing and externalizing behaviors family activities community-based Japanese children latent class analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/2/210 |
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