Subjective Well-Being for Children in a Rural Community

Newland, Lisa A.; Giger, Jarod T.; Lawler, Michael J.; Carr, Eliann R.; Dykstra, Emily A.; Roh, Soonhee

doi:10.1080/01488376.2014.917450

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“…Families living in rural areas are further impacted by potential social isolation, health disparities, cultural and social differences, economic stress, persistent poverty, limited job opportunities, transportation challenges, and poor access to goods and services (Glendinning, Nuttall, Hendry, Kloep, & Wood, 2003;Hogg et al, 2013;Kelly et al, 2011;Newland, Giger, et al, 2013). In addition, families experiencing mentalhealth challenges in rural areas may lack access to mental-health resources and providers (Sawyer et al, 2006).…”

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“…high levels of conflict) both parent and child mental health (including distress) are impacted (Farver, Xu, Eppe, Fernandez, & Schwartz, 2005;. However, positive family functioning (family communication, role satisfaction, problem-solving, and emotional connectedness) improves parent-child interactions and child outcomes (Carr, 2013;Newland, Chen, Coyl-Shepherd, Liang, et al, 2013;Newland, Giger, et al, 2013;. One way to improve family resiliency is to bolster family leadership skills, such as conflict resolution and optimism (Carr, 2013;Kivimaki et al, 2005).…”

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“…Some of the earliest measures of child well-being and predictors of resiliency include attachment relationships to parents or caregivers and other indices of infant mental health (Broberg, 2012;Coyl, Roggman, & Newland, 2002;Lawler, Shaver, & Goodman, 2011;Weatherston, 2001). Measures of parenting and parent-child relationship quality continue to be predictive throughout the school-age years into adolescence Newland, Giger, et al, 2013;Wyman et al, 1999). Parenting which is developmental and meets the child's needs in a consistent and appropriate manner (through parental affection, responsiveness, encouragement, teaching, engagement, appropriate discipline, and coparenting) will foster children's overall well-being (Cabrera et al, 2004;Fletcher, St. George, & Freeman, 2013;Newland, Chen, Coyl-Shepherd, Liang, et al, 2013;Roggman, Boyce, & Innocenti, 2008;Sorbring & Palmérus 2004).…”

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Supportive family contexts: promoting child well-being and resilience

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2014

Early Child Development and Care

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Prevention and intervention programmes for children at risk aim to improve child well-being and resilience. They do so using both direct and indirect strategies, intervening with children but also considering broader contextual factors (such as family dynamics). Children's subjective well-being comprises five main components (physical health, mental health, self-regulation, social competence, and cognitive competence) and is predicted by person, relationship, and contextual factors. Children's resilience, or ability to beat the odds under adverse conditions, is predicted by similar protective factors. Family well-being (FWB) is one of the strongest and most consistent predictors of child well-being and resilience. Aspects of FWB (including adult health and well-being, family selfsufficiency, and family resiliency) have been shown to impact child well-being through positive parent-child interactions. However, risk factors (including poverty and living in geographic locales with limited resources or high levels of neighbourhood violence) can threaten both family and child well-being. Strategies are offered for promoting FWB as a means of supporting resilience and well-being in children at risk for violence, abuse, or neglect.Early intervention and child abuse prevention programmes have sought ways to improve child well-being and resilience directly (working one-on-one with a child) and indirectly (by improving parenting skills, thereby improving child outcomes). Research has shown that family well-being (FWB) provides a foundation on which to build positive parenting skills, and when children are parented in developmentally appropriate and supportive ways, their well-being and resilience are bolstered. There is new interest in exploring connections from FWB to child well-being, especially for vulnerable children who are at-risk for violence, abuse, or neglect. This paper will examine key components of child well-being and resilience, key components of FWB, risk factors for families, and strategies for promoting FWB as a means of supporting resilience and well-being in children at risk.Child well-being and resilience A child's subjective well-being is a critical indicator of environmental impacts on his/ her development from early childhood through adolescence (Children's Worlds, 2011;

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“…It takes a child‐centered approach in examining positive aspects of children's environments and well‐being across a wide range of samples worldwide (Dinisman & Ben‐Arieh, ; Dinisman et al., ; Rees & Main, ). One of the strengths of the study is the measurement of important contextual influences on children, including home, peer, neighborhood, and school influences (Lawler, Newland, Giger, & Roh, ; Lawler, Newland, Giger, Roh, & Brockevelt, ; Newland, Giger, Lawler, Carr, Dykstra, & Roh, ; Newland, Lawler, Giger, Roh, & Carr, ; Lee & Yoo, ; Rees & Main, ). Whereas other studies have examined various contexts that influence children, many of those studies measured a limited number of contexts, or measured negative aspects of contexts as opposed to positive ones, taking a deficit rather than a strengths‐based approach (Amerijckx & Humblet, ; Parker et al., ; Rose, Joe, Shields, & Caldwell, ).…”

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“…Applying Bronfenbrenner's () theory, a limited number of studies using ISCWeB data have examined individual factors (e.g., age, gender), microsystem factors (immediate or proximal contextual influences e.g., home, family, parenting, neighborhood, teacher, school, and peer relationships), and macrosystem factors (broad contextual influences e.g., country, gross domestic product [GDP], and income inequality [GINI] coefficient of GINI) that predict children's SWB (Lawler, Newland, Giger, & Roh, ; Lawler, Newland, Giger, Roh, & Brockevelt, ; Newland, Giger, Lawler, Carr, Dykstra, & Roh, ; Newland, Lawler, Giger, Roh, & Carr, ; Kim & Main, ; Lee & Yoo, ). Kim and Main () tested an ecological model of SWB using ISCWeB data from South Korea and the United Kingdom, and found that although the ecological model is differentially predictive across the two countries represented in the sample, there is also similarity in the models, indicating that key aspects of the ecological context (e.g., home, school, community) are predictive of children's SWB across countries.…”

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Multilevel Analysis of Child and Adolescent Subjective Well‐Being Across 14 Countries: Child‐ and Country‐Level Predictors

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This study tests an ecological, relationship-based model of children's subjective well-being with 9- to 14-year-old children (n = 25,906) from 14 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. Children completed the Children's Worlds survey, a self-report measure of contextual and well-being indicators. Multilevel modeling was used to predict children's well-being (life satisfaction and self-image) at two levels, child (age, gender, home context, family relationships, peer relationships, school context, teacher relationships, and neighborhood quality), and country (gross domestic product and income inequality). Findings indicated that intercepts varied significantly across countries. The majority of variance in children's well-being was attributed to child-level rather than country-level factors. Country-level factors did not strongly predict well-being but marginally improved model fit.

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Social Cohesion, Neighborhood Collective Efficacy, and Adolescent Subjective Well‐being in Urban and Rural Taiwan

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2019

American J of Comm Psychol

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Highlights• A novel investigation into the role of collective efficacy within Chinese-based cultures • A unique focus on positive youth development among a large representative sample of Taiwanese youth • Explores collective efficacy within urban versus rural contexts that vary in traditional values • Informs limited evidence in Taiwan on community-level policies that promote youth development Abstract This study investigates the association between neighborhood social cohesion, collective efficacy, and adolescent subjective well-being in a nationally representative sample of Taiwanese youth. The study represents a first to adapt and test a developmental ecological model within a Chinese cultural context. Data came from the Taiwan Youth Project, which assessed representative samples of seventh graders (n = 2,690) and ninth graders (n = 2,851) from both urban and rural counties. The analytic sample included 4,988 adolescents (M age = 14.4, SD = 1.14; 50% female) in Taiwan. A path analysis estimated the direct and indirect effects of social cohesion on adolescent well-being. The results suggest that neighbors can affect young people's well-being by reinforcing their perception of safety and enhancing their self-esteem. Comparisons between youth from urban and rural areas demonstrate a general similarity in the developmental processes, though the perception of safety is less of a concern in rural areas. Findings emphasize universal aspects of neighborhood collective efficacy and developmental-ecological models, as well as allude to culturally specific dimensions in a Chinese-based context.

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Subjective Well-Being for Children in a Rural Community

Cited by 45 publications

References 59 publications

Supportive family contexts: promoting child well-being and resilience

Supportive family contexts: promoting child well-being and resilience

Multilevel Analysis of Child and Adolescent Subjective Well‐Being Across 14 Countries: Child‐ and Country‐Level Predictors

Social Cohesion, Neighborhood Collective Efficacy, and Adolescent Subjective Well‐being in Urban and Rural Taiwan

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