Deformations of family relationships as a factor of "unhealthy behavior" in children.

Introduction: Parents have a significant impact on the formation of their children's health-saving behavior. A detailed study of this effect allows us to determine strategies of interaction and directions of psych correction of maladaptive behaviors in health issues. Deformation of family relationships can lead to violations of adaptation and dependent behavior in children. Objectives: To access the parental influence on the formation of health-saving behavior in primary school-age children. Methods: The study has involved 69 people (33 frequently and rarely ill children (mean age - 9±1.8) and 36 parents (mean age - 43±11). We used "Unfinished sentences about health" (Yakovleva, 2014) for both children and parents and the questionnaire "The Analysis of family relationships" (Eidemiller, Justickis, 1990). Results: Parents of frequently and rarely ill children in families with hyper- and hypoprotection transmitted their health attitudes to primary school-age children in such components as: Diseases (75% vs 75%, p>0.05), Health promotion factors (causes) (75% vs 83.3%, p>0.05). Families with hyperprotection significantly differ from hypoprotection families by the following components: Assessment of healthy people (81.2% vs 58.3%, p=0.01), Health promotion actions (62.5% vs 83.3%, p=0.01). Awareness of the value of health is transmitted in families with hyperprotection in 100% of cases and is not transmitted in families with hypoprotection at all. Conclusions: The obtained results prove the importance of family education style and parents' health attitudes to the process of the health-saving behavior formation in children. We have identified health attitude components that are the most significant for children at this age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]