Family Function and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis

Yingying Ye; Yifan Li; Shuxian Jin; Jiali Huang; Rong Ma; Xuan Wang; Xiao Zhou

doi:10.1177/15248380221126182

Family Function and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis

Yingying Ye
, Yifan Li
, Shuxian Jin
, Jiali Huang
, Rong Ma
, Xuan Wang
, Xiao Zhou^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Family function reflects the operating status of the family system, which plays a vital role in children’s mental health. The current meta-analysis examined the association between family function and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents for the first time. Studies published from 1980 to 2021 were identified via searching and screening. We identified 31 studies (91 unique effects) with 8,684 children. A three-level meta-analysis revealed that overall family function was negatively associated with PTSD (r = −0.205). Among elements of family function, family affect (r = −0.251), communication (r = −0.221), and cohesion (r = −0.184) were associated with less PTSD, whereas family conflict (r = 0.228) was associated with more PTSD in children. Family flexibility (r = −0.103) was not associated with PTSD. Moderator analyses revealed differences between various types of trauma events and family function scales. The findings highlight the differences in the roles of the elements of family function and suggest that interventions should be focused on targeting specific elements of family function.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3151-3169
Number of pages	19
Journal	Trauma, Violence, and Abuse
Volume	24
Issue number	5
Early online date	13 Oct 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380221126182
Publication status	Published - Dec 2023

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The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by the General Project for National Social Science Fund of China (Grant No. 20BSH167).

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The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by the General Project for National Social Science Fund of China (Grant No. 20BSH167).

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National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences	20BSH167
National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences

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children and adolescents
family function
meta-analysis
post-traumatic stress disorder

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