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 | |
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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.