Family Functioning and Supportive Relations on the Mental Health of Children Due to Covid-19

The Influence of Family Functioning and Supportive Relations on The Mental Health of Children and Adolescents Post-Pandemic
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The Influence of Family Functioning and Supportive Relations on The Mental Health of Children and Adolescents Post-Pandemic
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This integrated review aims to investigate the influence of family functioning and supportive relations on the mental health of children and adolescents post-pandemic. This integrated review will include six studies investigating how family functioning, school-adult relationships, and supportive peer networks, independently and conjointly, influence the mental health of children and adolescents. Understanding the correlation between the variables will help answer the broader question of how to improve the mental health of children and adolescents struggling with the mental health effects of the pandemic. The topic of interest is the mechanisms of family functioning and supportive relations in children and adolescent depression intervention. The research question undergirding the integrated review is: what is the influence of family functioning and supportive relations on the mental health of children and adolescents post-pandemic?
The hypothesis guiding the research proposal is that family functioning and supportive relations protect and improve the mental wellbeing of children and adolescents post-pandemic. This hypothesis is founded on various study findings, which indicate that family functioning, positive school-adult relationships, and supportive peer relationships are protective factors against low mental wellbeing among children and adolescents. The variables that interest me are family functioning, school adult relationships, supportive peer relationships, and the mental health of children and adolescents. These variables will help me identify the most suitable and relevant studies for inclusion in the integrated review. The integrated review is interested in studies that identify the correlation between the variables, particularly the mediating influence of family functioning and supportive relations on youngsters’ mental wellbeing. The independent variables are family functioning, school adult relationship, and supportive peer relationships. In contrast, the dependent variable is the mental health of children and adolescents.
The chosen topic is significant because of the growing rates of COVID-19-related anxiety and depressive symptoms among children and adolescents. More importantly, the study is significant because it examines the buffering effects of various social supports on depression. Several studies have shown a decline in children’s and adolescents’ mental health caused by pandemic-related school and health concerns. Many youngsters reported feeling “very concerned” about COVID-19, expressing high loneliness, anxiety, and depression. Before and during the pandemic, mental health data indicate a decline in quality of life among adolescents, including higher levels of behavioral problems and mental disorders. Uncertainties related to public health policies, such as widespread lockdowns and school closures, limi...