Child Indicators Research

2016 - 2025

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Volume 18, issue 6, 2025

Cross-Country Analysis of Children that Work: Commonalities and Differences Across Costa Rica, Ecuador, Malawi, Rwanda, India, Nepal, and the Philippines pp. 2351-2376

Jaime A. Meza-Cordero and Samuel Silva

How do Concepts and Measures of Children’s Well-being Outcomes Align with Perspectives of Care-Experienced Children? A Scoping Review pp. 2377-2418

Hannah Hall, Jennifer C. Davidson and Chrissie Gale

The Bidirectional Cyclical Relationship between Early Adolescents’ Subjective Well-being and Depression, Math Anxiety, and Academic Engagement in Academic Development pp. 2419-2439

Yanjiao Wang and Lei Han

Safety at the Heart of Well-Being of Migrant-Background Children in Canada pp. 2441-2464

Christine Gervais, Naïmé Daoust-Zidane, Johanne Thomson-Sweeny, Maude Campeau and Isabel Côté

The Combined Effects of Time Use Patterns and Health Literacy on Health-related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents pp. 2465-2488

Yangling Ren, Tianrui Deng, Huiqing Xu, Huifen Qiao, Fei Xu and Gang Chen

Digital Parenting and Children’s Subjective Well-being: the Mediation Role of Children’s Digital Overuse pp. 2489-2506

Yipeng Tang and Jian Liu

Protection, Freedom, and Eid: Algerian Children’s Voices on Their Well-Being pp. 2507-2529

Naime Daoust-Zidane, Habib Tiliouine and Soumia Belazzoug

Exploring Safe Place: Insights from Thai Children At-Risk pp. 2531-2556

Nisara Jaroenkajornkij, Meghna Girish, Bussakorn Binson and Rachel Lev-Wiesel

Improving Child Wellbeing: The Effects of Transport and Residential Energy Poverty on Education and Mental Health of Children and Adolescents pp. 2557-2595

Monika Da Silva Pedroso, Nessa Winston, Orla Dingley and Páraic Carroll

COVID-19-induced Food Insecurity and Adolescent Wellbeing - One Year Post-COVID pp. 2597-2620

Esther Ariyo

The Longitudinal Influence of Academic Stress on Life Satisfaction among School-Aged Children in Korea: Using Latent Growth Modeling pp. 2621-2638

Hyun-a Song and Minsun Kim

Reciprocal Association Between Negative Emotion Mindset and Quality of Life: A Two-wave Longitudinal Study Among Children and Adolescents pp. 2639-2658

Shimin Zhu, Di Qi and Daniel T. L. Shek

The Power of Plants: Physiological and Psychological Relaxation Through Horticultural Activities in Children pp. 2659-2675

Zhao Qianqian and Ahmad Hassan

Exploring the Complexity of the Relationship between Global Life Satisfaction and Satisfaction with Life Domains in Early Adolescents pp. 2677-2704

Kaung Mon Winn, Gang Chen and Maame Esi Woode

A COSMIN-based meta-analysis on the Psychometric Properties of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale for Children and Adolescents pp. 2705-2736

Ana M. Greco, Belén González-Gómez and Cristina Cañete-Massé

My School Empowers me against the Impacts of Bullying on Wellbeing and Mental Health pp. 2737-2757

Gökmen Arslan, Kıvanç Uzun and Mustafa Kılınç

Understanding Unintentional Injuries Among Children in South Korean Childcare Centers pp. 2759-2779

Hyoun K. Kim, Nary Shin, Kumseon Lee, Jiwon Lee, Hyun Kyung Woo, Sohee Park, Seungwon Rhee and Seoyoung Shin

Children’s Definitions of Mental Health: a Qualitative Content Analysis pp. 2781-2801

Alix Joseph and Ilaria Montagni

Volume 18, issue 5, 2025

Life Satisfaction in Adolescence: A Bibliometric Analysis pp. 1927-1955

Cihangir Kaçmaz and Osman Tayyar Çelik

Perceived Family Socioeconomic Status and Subjective Well-being in Chinese Youth and Adolescents: the Mediating Roles of Social Support and Resilience pp. 1957-1972

Cheng Guo and Xin Li

From Empty to Flourishing: Latent Profile and Decision Tree Analysis of Well-Being in Chinese Adolescents pp. 1973-1998

Xin Gao, Chenya Wang and Yutong Liu

Patterns and Transitions of Subjective Well-Being Among Chinese Pre-adolescents and Adolescents: Influenced by Age, Gender, Family Functioning, and National Identity, and the Impact on Growth Mindset pp. 1999-2026

Jiayi Li, Aitao Lu, Wanyi Chen, Xiayao Ke, Yuening An, Ziping Wu and Weiyan He

Parental Migration Decision and Left Behind Children’s Multidimension Poverty in Rural China pp. 2027-2056

Yangyang Shen and Yangchuan Teng

Tracing the Lengthy Shadow of Migration: Childhood Left-Behind Experience and Health in Rural China pp. 2057-2086

Haiyang Lu, Ling Wang and Weiliang Hu

From Notifications to Removals: How Immigration Shapes Child Welfare Protection at Finland’s Municipality Level pp. 2087-2106

Ning Zhu, Aleksandra Gawel and Timo Toikko

The Effects of Energy Poverty on Households with Children in Southern Andalusia pp. 2107-2129

María del Carmen Pérez-Peña, José Ruiz Chico, Mercedes Jiménez-García and Antonio Rafael Peña Sánchez

Child Food Deficiency in India: Socio-demographic and Regional Patterns pp. 2131-2156

Apoorva Nambiar and Dharma Arunachalam

Fiscal Practices in Alleviating Child Poverty: an Analysis of OECD Countries pp. 2157-2181

Nilay Akbulut and Mehmet Yüce

Mapping Social-Emotional Skills: A Cross-Cultural Network Analysis of Children and Adolescents in Suzhou and Houston pp. 2183-2202

Bo Ning, Yijin Du, Lidan Wang and Ming Huo

Associations between the Level of Competition and the Type of Sport with health-related Quality of Life in Adolescents pp. 2203-2221

Alejandro Legaz-Arrese, Carmen Mayolas-Pi, Miguel Ángel Oviedo-Caro, Álvaro Pano-Rodriguez, Isaac López-Laval, Miguel Navarro-Gómez and Sebastian Sitko

Factors Contributing to Disparities in Early Child Development in Punjab, Pakistan: An In-depth Analysis Through National Survey pp. 2223-2243

Muhammad Irfan Malik, Muhammad Nadeem and Wajiha Haq

‘Understand More What We Do’: Investigating Children’s Perspectives of Play through a Co-Constructed Review of the Literature pp. 2245-2274

Christina O’Keeffe and Sinead McNally

I Can Count on You: Patterns of Perceived Social Support and Their Associations with Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidality among Adolescents pp. 2275-2293

Gahyun Park, Hayoung Jung, Isak Kim and Donghun Lee

Home and Family Sense for Children and Adolescents in Residential Care: Evidence from Spain pp. 2295-2308

Celia García-deLeón and Laura Vallejo-Slocker

Do School and Family Well-being Mediate the relationship between Social and Emotional Learning and Subjective Happiness? pp. 2309-2330

Margarida Frade Santos, Diego Gomez-Baya, Celeste Simões, Ilaria Grazzani and Paula Lebre

Changes in Subjective well-being during the Transition from Middle Childhood To Adolescence pp. 2331-2347

Toni Babarović, Marija Džida, Andreja Brajša-Žganec and Maja Kućar

Correction to: Migrant Origin Children and Child Poverty in Spain: A Decomposition Analysis pp. 2349-2350

Albert F. Arcarons, Alba Lanau, Pau Marí-Klose and Jacobo Muñoz-Comet

Volume 18, issue 4, 2025

Patterns of Children’s Perception of Safety across Diverse Contexts and their Subjective Well-Being pp. 1433-1465

Jaejin Ahn and Joan P. Yoo

Children and Climate Change Vulnerability Indices: a Scoping Review pp. 1467-1494

Lexyn J. Iliscupidez, Liz Dennett, Stuart Lau, Alvaro Osornio Vargas and Shelby S. Yamamoto

Socioeconomic Status and Well-being in Elementary School: An Evaluation of Different Indicators of Socioeconomic Status pp. 1495-1525

Anna Volodina and Melanie Olczyk

Does School Climate Contribute To Psychological Adjustment? The Role of Resilience during Childhood pp. 1527-1548

Antonio Camacho, Eva M. Romera, Olga Gómez-Ortiz, Konstantinos Antypas, Sébastien Muller, Ida Laudańska-Krzemińska and Agata Wiza

Playground Quality Assessment with Weighted Criteria Method: Elazığ Culture Park Case pp. 1549-1580

Muge Unal and Muhammed Bekir Cevik

The Driving Factors and Interactions Affecting the Prediction of Indoor Environmental Quality Satisfaction in Children’s Homes pp. 1581-1624

Sisi Liu, Jingyuan Zhao and Ruixin Ji

Have the Best Interests of the Child Been Ensured in a Natural Disaster? The Case of the February 6, 2023 Earthquake in Turkey pp. 1625-1655

Emine Hande Aydos, Sevcan Yağan, Erhan Alabay and Gül Demir

Mapping of Vulnerability Factors of Brazilian Adolescents on the Internet pp. 1657-1683

Águeda Pacheco Melo Barreto, Cristiano Silva Moura, Maurício José Silva Cunha, Hasheem Mannan, Marcos Flávio Silveira Vasconcelos D´Angelo and Matheus Pereira Libório

Intimate Person Violence and Child Deprivation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries pp. 1685-1706

Björn Halleröd and Hans Ekbrand

The Link Between Psychological Abuse and Resilience Among Adolescents: A Mediation Analysis of Emotional Flexibility and Self-Compassion pp. 1707-1721

Beyza Nur Uslu and Yakup İme

Association between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Child Homelessness in the United States pp. 1723-1747

Edson Chipalo and Ikenna Obasi Odii

Multi-informant Model To Explain Children’s Adjustment: Analysis of Differences in Parental Autonomy Support and Control pp. 1749-1770

Carmen Rodríguez-Menéndez, Mercedes Inda-Caro and Susana Torío-López

The Spatiotemporal Patterns and Regional Differences in the Resource Allocation of Child Welfare Agencies: Evidence from China pp. 1771-1793

Xiangyu Fu, Yibin Ao, Mingyang Li, Panyu Peng and Igor Martek

Fathers’ Interactions with their 3–6 Year-Old Children: An Examination from the Perspective of Emotional Abuse pp. 1795-1822

Pınar Bağçeli Kahraman, Şeyma Türen and Hüsna Hümeyra Sağıroğlu

Understanding Cyber Violence: Factors Influencing Cyberbullying among School-Aged Children pp. 1823-1849

Hyeon Jo

Relations between Prosocial Behavior and Perceived Stress in Early and Middle Adolescence and the Role of Perceived Social Support and Self-esteem as Mediators pp. 1851-1874

Shaojia Shi, Baoqian Li, Min Shu, Leyuan Hua, Jia Zhou and Qun Yang

Individual and Contextual Determinants of Primary and Early Secondary School Students’ School Well-being: A Discriminant Analysis and Cross-lagged Panel Model Approach pp. 1875-1903

Juliane Schlesier and Ramona Obermeier

Neighborhood Disadvantage, Peer Acceptance, and Sense of Belonging among Middle School Students pp. 1905-1926

Naomi S. Duran and Christy L. Lleras

Volume 18, issue 3, 2025

Subjective Well-being, Parental Figures, and Quality of Family Relations: A Study of the International Questionnaire on Child Welfare among Chilean 12-year-olds pp. 937-953

Valentina Vallejo-Correa, Juan C. Oyanedel and Francisca Pérez Cortés

Instruments for Measuring Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being of Adolescents in the Latin American School Contexts: a Systematic Review pp. 955-1000

Mónica Bravo-Sanzana, Ferran Casas, Matías E. Rodríguez-Rivas, Xavier Oriol, Jorge J. Varela, Rafael Miranda and Oscar Terán-Mendoza

An Intersectional Approach to the Understandings of Well-being of Latin American Adolescent Migrants Living in Barcelona-Spain pp. 1001-1027

Gisela Carrillo, Moisés Carmona and Jaime Alfaro

The Effect of Friendship Education on Primary School Students’ Psychological Well-Being and Peer Relationships pp. 1029-1052

Mustafa Erol and Hüseyin Köksal

Host and Refugee Children’s Definition of Happiness: “Give Me a Room” pp. 1053-1072

Menşure Alkış Küçükaydın

Bullying Victimization and Subjective Well-Being in 10- and 12-year-Old Children from 24 Countries: The Buffering Effect of Family and Teacher Support pp. 1073-1100

Xavier Oriol, Rafael Miranda, Jorge Varela and Nuria Garcia

Supporting Early Childhood Development through Multi-dimensional Service Delivery in South Africa pp. 1101-1159

Grace Leach and Dieter von Fintel

Resilience to Poverty in Chinese Children’s Subjective Well-being: The Role of Family Social and Cultural Capitals pp. 1161-1184

Haibin Li, Xingling Jiang and Ke Liu

Teacher Communication Strategies for Addressing Child Sexual Abuse: a Latent Profile Analysis pp. 1185-1207

Yaniv Efrati

Migrant Origin Children and Child Poverty in Spain: A Decomposition Analysis pp. 1209-1235

Albert F. Arcarons, Alba Lanau, Pau Marí-Klose and Jacobo Muñoz-Comet

Adolescents Health Indicators in the Occupied Palestine Territory: Focus on Sexual and Reproductive Health pp. 1237-1252

Niveen M. E. Abu-Rmeileh, Aisha Shalash, Maysaa Nemer and Khalifa Elmusharaf

Through Their Eyes: Adolescents’ and Stakeholders’ Perceptions of a Community-Based Recovery Program pp. 1253-1275

Hila Tuaf and Hod Orkibi

Building Child-Friendly Cities: Role of Infringement Incidents in Policy Agenda Setting pp. 1277-1303

Bin Tang, Huimin Yu and Dechen Zhu

The Influence of the Microsystem Context on the Well-Being of Left-Behind Children in Sichuan Province, China pp. 1305-1328

Long Ling, Siti Hajar Abu Bakar Ah and Noralina Omar

Unveiling the Economic Determinants of Child Labour in Africa: A Comprehensive Study of 37 Countries pp. 1329-1361

Himashi Muthugala, Tharaka Magammana, Amanda Bandara, Ayodhya Perera and Ruwan Jayathilaka

Family Functioning and Meaning in Life among Chinese Pre-adolescents and Adolescents: A 4-wave Longitudinal Study pp. 1363-1392

Daniel T. L. Shek, Yi-Ting Tang and Xiang Li

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Young Adult Carers Relative to Non-carer Peers and Relations with Mental Health, Caregiving and Socio-demographics pp. 1393-1414

Giulia Landi, Aoife Bowman Grangel, Kenneth I. Pakenham, Stephen Gallagher, Silvana Grandi and Eliana Tossani

Effect of Household Dysfunction in Childhood on General Health and Depression in Adolescence in Taiwan: A Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study pp. 1415-1431

Wan-Lin Chiang, Hong-Yu Wu, Hao-Jan Yang, Ling-Yin Chang, Wei J. Chen and Tung-liang Chiang

Volume 18, issue 2, 2025

The Happiness Experiences of Refugee Children at School: a Phenomenological Study pp. 473-499

Osman Tayyar Çelik, Ümit Kahraman, Cihangir Kaçmaz and Betül Kapkın İçen

Qualitative Research on Early Childhood Education in North Korea: Literature and Interviews with Defector Educators pp. 501-524

Yu-Jin Jang and Young-Meen Suh

Assessing Inequality of Opportunities for Child Well-being in Pakistan pp. 525-542

Shahla Akram and Zahid Pervaiz

Reimagining Socially just Environments through Children’s Perspectives: An Innovative Approach for Civic Participation pp. 543-560

Michel Edenborough and Fran Gale

Investigation of a Donor Primary School Student’s Perspective on the Concept of Family: a Narrative Study pp. 561-604

Gökhan Özden and Nur Ütkür-Güllühan

Consumption Inequality and Multidimensional Child Poverty in Ghana: Does Access to Communal Services Matter? pp. 605-650

Raymond Elikplim Kofinti, Damiano Kulundu Manda, Martine Odhiambo Oleche and Germano Mwabu

Child Survival and Health Index for India pp. 651-673

Sakthi Indra Shanmugam, Sri Karthika Shanmugam and K. R. Shanmugam

Assigned Sex and Types of Violence Directed at Nonbinary and Questioning Youth: Implications for Physical and Psychological Well-being pp. 675-694

Ley D. Fraser, Monica Rana and Elizabeth M. Saewyc

Stigma Protection. Parents Supporting the Well-being of Transgender/Non-binary Children pp. 695-718

Katarzyna Gajek

Effect of Socioeconomic Status of Parents on Nutrition Habits Among Children: Türki̇ye Child Survey Application pp. 719-734

Merve Çeli̇k Keçi̇li̇

Effect of Household Dynamics on Infant Mortality in the Kassena_Nankana Districts of Rural Northern Ghana, 1999–2018 pp. 735-752

George Wak, Samuel Oladokun, Alfred Manye, Timothy Awine, Joyce Komesuor and Raymond Aborigo

Research Trends on Political Participation of School Aged Children and Adolescents: Bibliometric Mapping and Content Analysis pp. 753-787

Şehide Kilinc

Evidence-based Lead Indicators to Drive Equitable Early Years Services: Findings from the Restacking the Odds Study pp. 789-823

Carly Molloy, Nick Perini, Chris Harrop and Sharon Goldfeld

Relationship Between Well-Being and Social Interest in Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Character Strengths pp. 825-846

Ümre Kaynak

Effects of Father and Mother Involvement on Adolescents’ Emotional Well-being and their Differences pp. 847-865

Shi-Min Chen, Ben-Bo Gu, Xin-Zhuo Mei and Yan-Yan Zhou

Access to Potentially Harmful Online Content and Psychological Distress in Australian Older Adolescents: a Population-Based Study pp. 867-883

Tuhin Biswas, Shannon L. Edmed, Nam Tran, M. Mamun Huda, Cassandra Pattinson, Joemer Maravilla, Janeen Baxter and Abdullah Mamun

Associations of Perceived School and Year Group Climate with Mental Health Among Children Aged 7-to-11 Years pp. 885-904

Caitlyn Donaldson, Kelly Morgan, Safia Ouerghi, James J. Lewis and Graham Moore

Life Stressors, Social Support, and Children’s Subjective Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from a Cross-National Survey of 20 Societies pp. 905-936

Xi Chen and Stefan Kühner

Volume 18, issue 1, 2025

What Makes Me Happy and what Worries Me? A Cross-national Comparison of Stressors and Resources for Stress Relief Among Youth pp. 1-31

Michaela Wright, Franziska Reitegger, Manja Veldin, Maša Vidmar, Katarzyna Borzucka-Sitkiewicz, Marcin Gierczyk, Katarzyna Kowalczewska-Grabowska and Barbara Gasteiger-Klicpera

Deliberation, Polarization, and Emotion: A Deliberative Process about Climate Change with Young Participants pp. 33-56

Juliana Montenegro Brasileiro, Patricia García-Leiva, M. Soledad Palacios-Gálvez and Marta Barros González

Mapping the Terrain of Students Well-Being: Implications for Academic Achievement pp. 57-92

Siya Liang, Ronnel B. King and Chai Ching Sing

A Paradigm Shift to CA in Spatial Indicators of Children’s Environment: an Investigation of Children’s Participation in Design and Relation to SCI: Case of CFC of BAM, 2005–2020 pp. 93-114

Hamed Kamelnia

Subjective Well-being of Vulnerable Children in Chile: Differences by Gender and Risk Assessment pp. 115-135

Miguel Salazar-Muñoz, Carmen Montserrat, Jaime Alfaro and Roberto Melipillán

Identifying the Types of Trajectories for Each of the Five Child Behavior Checklist Sub-Concepts pp. 137-162

Changmin Yoo

Measuring Children’s Developmental Status in China Using the ECDI2030: Comparing with Direct Assessment and Teacher Report pp. 163-198

Zeyi Li and Nirmala Rao

Effectiveness of Social Learning Theory Based Ecological Footprint Awareness Program in 60-72-Month-Old Children: A Randomized Controlled Study pp. 199-216

Ayşe Sezer Balci, Kerime Öğüt Düzen and Vildan Yalçın

Child Maltreatment and Multidimensional Poverty among Children in the Welfare System of China pp. 217-239

Huihui Gong and Mengtong Chen

A Systematic Review of Residential Care for Children and Young People with Disabilities: Towards the Development of Quality Indicators pp. 241-271

Sílvia Alves, Mariana Lucas Casanova, Manuela Sanches-Ferreira, Sérgio Costa Araújo, Luiza Nobre Lima and Clara Cruz Santos

Immigrant Generation, Ethnicity, and Early-life Education Outcomes: Evidence from the Born in Bradford Family Cohort Study pp. 273-294

Bo Hou, James Nazroo, John Wright, Mark Mon-Williams and Kate E. Pickett

Children’s Perceived Economic Disadvantage and Social Relationships in School: Family Relationships as a Mediating Factor pp. 295-318

Helena Hautala and Hannu Lehti

Child Labour and Health: Evidence from Tanzania pp. 319-346

Francisco M. P. Mugizi

Investing in the Future: The Economic Costs of Child Malnutrition and the Role of Socioeconomic Determinants in Ethiopia pp. 347-379

Cherkos Meaza Gebregergis

The Heterogeneous Trajectories and Influencing Factors of Resilience among Adolescent after Natural Disasters pp. 381-399

Yaru Chen, Yuanyuan An and Shu Da

Sharing, Comforting, and Helping in Middle Childhood: An Explorative Multimethod Study pp. 401-421

Edoardo Saija, Susanna Pallini, Roberto Baiocco, Jessica Pistella and Salvatore Ioverno

Development Trajectories and Influencing Factors of Conduct Problems in Adolescents from Low-Income Families pp. 423-442

Zhihua Li, Huihui Chen, Yanan Xu, Xian Zhao and Zhuoling Xiong

Investigation of the Psychological Well-Being of Preschool Children, their Parents, and Teachers pp. 443-467

Şebnem Berivan Özcan and Ramazan Sak

Correction to: Investigation of the Psychological Well-Being of Preschool Children, their Parents, and Teachers pp. 469-469

Şebnem Berivan Özcan and Ramazan Sak

Correction to: Examining the Relationship between Subjective Well‑being and Psychological Well‑being among 12‑Year‑Old‑Children from 30 Countries pp. 471-472

Rodrigo Moreta‑Herrera, Xavier Oriol‑Granado, Mònica González‑Carrasco and Diego Vaca‑Quintana