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Correspondence to Author: Jared M. Pofdf, Jonatehan A. Jarvis, Mikeaela J. Dufuwr and Swhana L. Pribesh . 

Department of Medicine,McGill University,Montreal, QC, Canada.

Abstract:

Background/Objectives:Problem behaviors in children have been associated with both short-term and long-term negative consequences. Peer and family social capital have been shown to have a significant impact on children’s behavioral outcomes. Nonetheless, the majority of studies on social capital and behavioral issues in children have been carried out in Western settings. Due to distinct peer and family dynamics, social capital may have a different impact on behavioral issues in children in non-Western sociocultural contexts.
Techniques:We extend the literature on different types of social capital to the Japanese setting using data gathered between 2009 and 2014 from a sample of the Japan Household Panel Survey and Japan Child Panel Survey (N = 182). Using OLS linear regression, we investigate the association between children’s internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors and their social capital from peers and family. regression
Findings:Our findings deviate from those often observed in Western settings. In Western nations, peer and family social capital are generally linked to both internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors. However, in Japan, we find that peer social capital is unrelated to either type of problem behavior, while higher family social capital is linked to fewer externalizing problem behaviors but not internalizing problem behaviors.
Conclusions:When examining how social capital could promote prosocial child outcomes, it is critical to take social and cultural circumstances into account.

Keywords:family social capital; peer social capital; child behavior; Japan

Citation:

Dr.Jared M. Pofdf, Japan’s Child Behavioral Outcomes and Family and Peer Social Capital. World Journal Of Chronic Diseases 2025.