Household chaos associated with a number of adverse child, parent, and family-level outcomes - BMC Series blog

Household chaos associated with a number of adverse child, parent, and family-level outcomes - BMC Series blog

Samantha Marsh

Samantha Marsh is a public health researcher from the University of Auckland. Her research focuses on positive family functioning as pathways to child well-being, and she is particularly interested in how the home environment, and screens and social media use, impact on parent-child relationships and child and adolescent outcomes.

Household chaos associated with a number of adverse child, parent, and family-level outcomes

Household chaos, represented by the level of disorganisation or environmental confusion in the home, has been associated with a range of adverse child and family outcomes. A study published today in BMC Public Health highlights the need to consider the importance of household chaos in child well-being research. Dr Samantha Marsh discusses her scoping review in this blog.

Samantha Marsh 22 Apr 2020

Since the early 2000’s there has been growing interest in the phenomenon of household chaos and how it impacts on the well-being and development of children. Yet despite this interest, no review has been conducted that comprehensively brings the existing literature together. A systematic scoping review we have published in BMC Public Health aims to address this gap.