Influence of social support on the social adaptive behaviors of children with acute leukemia in China: the mediating role of family functioning

The evidence provided by this study indicates that social support can positively predict social adaptive behaviors, family functioning can negatively predict social adaptive behaviors, and family functioning mediates the relationship between social support and social adaptive behaviors.This study attributes to the development of precise interventions for caregivers for socially adapted behaviours in children with acute leukaemia and has important implications for policy development to improve the social adaptation of children with leukaemia.