Family Characteristics Correlated with the Risk of Behavioral, Psychosocial, and Emotional Developmental Disorders in Adolescents

Introduction: Data shows that one fifth of children in the world suffer from mental and behavioral disorders and the majority of them are teenagers aged ۱۰-۱۹ years. Family characteristics are related to adolescent mental emotional, where research on this is still controversial.Aims: To analyze the correlation between family characteristics and the risk of behavioral, psychosocial, and emotional disorders in adolescents. Methods: Analytical observational research with a cross sectional research design. The study sample was ۶۰۰ teenage students at SMPN ۸ Surabaya aged ۱۲-۱۷ years who met the inclusion criteria selected using simple sampling. Descriptive analysis was performed to determine behavioral, psychosocial, emotional profiles of adolescents, and family characteristics. The relationship between family characteristics and the risk of behavioral, psychosocial and emotional developmental disorders in adolescents using chi-square. Multivariate analysis was done to assess the Odds Ratio.Results: Of the ۶۰۰ students, it was found that ۱۷۹ (۲۹.۸%) teenagers were at risk of behavioral, psychosocial, and emotional disorders using the Pediatric Symptom Checklist-۱۷ instrument. There is a significant relationship (p-value <۰.۰۵) between gender (p<۰.۰۱; OR ۲.۲۵۶), parents' marital status (p<۰.۰۳, OR: ۱.۷۵۶), family harmony (p<۰.۰۰۱; OR ۳.۳۷۸), closeness to parents (p<۰.۰۰۱; OR ۳.۸۷۶), factors such as parental education, parental employment, and parental income were not significantly related to the risk of adolescent behavioral, psychosocial and emotional disorders.Conclusion: Family characteristics correlated with the risk of behavioral, psychosocial and emotional disorders in adolescents.