Quality of Life Analysis as a Way to Assess Child-Parent Relationships
https://doi.org/10.23947/2658-7165-2025-8-2-31-39
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Abstract
Introduction. The analysis of schoolchildren's quality of life refers to a modern effective way of diagnosing problems in the main types of child functioning and can serve as a valuable tool for detecting intrafamily disadvantage.
Objective. Analyze the quality of life of adolescents from the position of assessment of child-parent relationships.
Materials and methods. A questionnaire survey was conducted using the adapted PEDsQL 4.0 quality of life questionnaire among 139 adolescents studying in a general education institution and, accordingly, 139 parents. The survey was conducted on blocks of information to assess children's physical, emotional health, social, and school life. Statistical analysis was carried out using nonparametric statistics methods.
Results. Parents and children rated the physical, emotional health and school engagement scales differently. Adolescents rated their physical fitness and academic success much higher than their parents, but emotional status scores among schoolchildren were significantly lower than parental responses. The distribution by age (in the categories 15, 16, 17 years old) showed significant differences in the scores of the responses of the adolescents and parents for the same parameters. Evaluation of the scales with regard to the gender of schoolchildren also noted differences in adolescent and parent questionnaires on these blocks. Young men indicated higher scores on physical activity and academic success than their parents. Girls indicated higher scores in school activity than their parents, but significantly lower characterized their emotional state than in the opinion of their parents. A low proportion of identical answers was found in the questionnaires of schoolchildren and their representatives: in characterizing physical activity 72.7%, social activity - 30.2%, academic performance 18.7%, and only 12.2% of coincidence on the scale of emotional health.
Discussions. Quality of life analysis can be considered as an effective way to assess child-parent relations for further targeted psychological and pedagogical assistance to children.
About the Author
A. Y. Sosnin
Secondary General Education School No. 38
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sosnin Alexander Yuryevich, teacher-organizer of the basics of security and defense of the Motherland
2, Oktyabrskaya St., Ozersk, 456780
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Sosnin A.Y. Quality of Life Analysis as a Way to Assess Child-Parent Relationships. Innovative science: psychology, pedagogy, defectology. 2025;8(2):31-39. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.23947/2658-7165-2025-8-2-31-39. EDN: MZBUUI
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