Relations between adolescent perceptions of household chaos and externalizing and internalizing behaviors in low- and middle-income families.

ABSTRACT: A large body of literature has established that chaos in the home environment, characterized by high levels of disorganization, lack of household routine, crowding, noise, and unpredictability, undermines social-emotional and behavioral development in early childhood. It is less clear whether household chaos is linked to elevated risk for behavior problems in adolescence. The aims of this study were 3fold: (1) characterize the variability of adolescent and caregiver reports of household chaos over time; (2) examine associations among caregiver and adolescent reports of chaos over a 9-month period; (3) consider how between- and within- individual variability in household chaos predicts adolescent externalizing and internalizing problems. This study drew data from the Family Income Dynamics

SUBMITTER: Hunter-Rue DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11606253 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature