Socioeconomic inequalities in child and adolescent mental health in Australia: the role of parenting style and parents' relationships.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Socioeconomic inequalities in health and their determinants have been studied extensively over the past few decades. However, the role of parenting style and parents' couple relationships in explaining mental health inequalities is limited. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the distributional impact of parenting style (angry parenting, consistent parenting, and inductive parenting) and parents' couple relationships (e.g., argumentative, happy relationships) on socioeconomic inequalities and by extension on mental health status of Australian children and adolescents.

Methods

This study utilized data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (Waves 1-7), specifically focusing on intact biological parent families, while excluding single-parent and bl

SUBMITTER: Gautam N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10882797 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature