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. 2020 Oct 22;47(1):128–135. doi: 10.1111/cch.12816

TABLE 4.

Factors affecting the mental health of the children

Area of the house Socio‐economic status of the joint family Socio‐economic status of the nuclear family Qualification of the father Qualification of the mother Mental health of the parents Number of children in the family
Child's anxiety/depression/anger/irritation +0.6 +0.5 +0.3 −0.2 −0.6 −0.2 +0.4
Quarrel among children of the family −0.5 +0.1 +0.2 −0.3 −0.7 −0.3 +0.8
Diet of the child disturbed −0.2 −0.7 −0.8 −0.4 −0.1 +0.4 −0.1
Weight of the child disturbed −0.1 0.0 +0.1 −0.2 −0.6 +0.5 +0.2
Usage of TV, mobile phones, laptop −0.3 +0.1 +0.3 −0.4 −0.6 +0.5 +0.6
Sleep disorder +0.2 +0.2 +0.3 −0.2 −0.4 +0.4 −0.7
Child insists to go outdoors −0.4 −0.3 −0.1 −0.3 −0.6 +0.1 −0.5
Child gets sick more often −0.1 −0.6 −0.2 −0.3 −0.8 +0.8 −0.6

Note: + and − denote the positive and negative correlation.