Objective: Although stressful life events (SLEs) have been suggested to be associated with child well-being, few studies have examined SLEs with child and family behavioral and emotional well-being, especially within diverse populations. The current study examined the associations between SLEs and child behavioral and emotional outcomes, in addition to family-level measures of well-being. Method: Children 5-7 years old and their families (n = 150) from 6 racial and ethnic groups (n = 25 each for African American, Hispanic, Hmong, Native American, Somali, White families) participated in this mixed-methods study. Participants were recruited through primary care clinics. Results: Results showed that all racially and ethnically diverse immigrant and refugee families were experiencing SLEs. The majority of diverse children were experiencing emotional and behavioral problems (i.e., hyperactivity, emotional) in the face of SLEs (i.e., combined SLE score, health-related events), with Somali children being at highest risk. Additionally, the majority of diverse families did not experience lower family functioning in response the SLEs, except regarding certain SLEs (i.e., health-related, legal). However, specific families (i.e., Somali) experienced lower family functioning in the face of multiple SLEs. Discussion: Health care practitioners should consider screening and providing extra resources for reducing stress in children, given all children in the study had some emotional and behavioral problems in the face of SLEs. Additionally, it would be important for practitioners to know which families are at greatest risk for experiencing SLEs (i.e., African American, Native American, Somali families) to ensure they are provided with the resources necessary to mitigate the impact of SLEs. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

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在不同的移民和难民人群中，压力性的生活事件以及与儿童和家庭情绪和行为健康的关联。

目标：虽然有人认为压力性生活事件 (SLE) 与儿童幸福感有关，但很少有研究检查 SLE 与儿童和家庭行为和情绪幸福感的关系，尤其是在不同人群中。目前的研究检查了 SLE 与儿童行为和情绪结果之间的关联，以及家庭层面的幸福感指标。方法：来自 6 个种族和民族的 5-7 岁儿童及其家人（n = 150）（非裔美国人、西班牙裔、苗族、美洲原住民、索马里、白人家庭各 25 人）参与了这项混合方法研究. 参与者是通过初级保健诊所招募的。结果：结果显示所有种族和族裔多样化的移民和难民家庭都在经历 SLE。大多数不同的儿童在面对 SLE（即 SLE 综合评分、健康相关事件）时都遇到了情绪和行为问题（即，多动、情绪化），其中索马里儿童的风险最高。此外，除了某些 SLE（即与健康相关的、合法的）外，大多数不同的家庭在 SLE 反应中没有经历较低的家庭功能。然而，特定家庭（即索马里）在面对多个 SLE 时经历了较低的家庭功能。讨论：鉴于研究中的所有儿童在面对 SLE 时都存在一些情绪和行为问题，卫生保健从业者应考虑筛查并提供额外资源以减轻儿童的压力。此外，对于从业者来说，重要的是要知道哪些家庭最容易患上 SLE（即非裔美国人、美洲原住民、索马里家庭），以确保为他们提供减轻 SLE 影响所需的资源。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2021 APA，保留所有权利）。