The Association between Home Environment and Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents in Hangzhou City, China

作者：Xianhong Huang, Le Hua, Xueyang Zhou, Hao Zhang, Meng Zhang, Sheng Wang, Shangren Qin, Jie Chen, Xiaohe Wang · 发表于：Journal of Child and Family Studies · 年份：2021 · DOI：10.1007/s10826-021-01951-1 · 被引用次数：22 · 研究领域：Parental Involvement in Education、Early Childhood Education and Development、Child Development and Digital Technology

Abstract To investigate the influence of the home environment, defined as family socioeconomic status (SES) (parent education level, household income), student resource-mediated SES (access to nutritional resources and cognitively stimulating experiences), reading ability, and difficulty with homework on quality of life in children and adolescents residing in urban and suburban areas in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China. This study included 3200 Grade 3–6 students from 8 elementary schools in Hangzhou City. Assessments included questionnaires that evaluated student quality of life, family SES, resource-mediated SES (dietary behavior and the home literacy environment), reading ability, and difficulty with homework. The effects of the home environment on student quality of life were analyzed by univariate analysis, multiple linear regression analysis, and structural equation modeling. Overall, 80.6% of students had a medium or better quality of life. Young age (Grade 3 or 4), female sex, household income of 10000–15000 RMB, high breakfast consumption, daily intake of fruit, a balanced diet, and good reading habits were positively correlated with student quality of life ( P < 0.05), while overuse of electronic devices was negatively correlated with quality of life ( P < 0.05). Dietary behaviors, home literacy environment, and student reading ability and difficulty with homework directly affected quality of life. Family SES indirectly affected student quality of life....