Parent functioning in families of preadolescents with spina bifida: longitudinal implications for child adjustment.
J Fam Psychol
; 18(4): 609-19, 2004 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15598166
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to test a strength-of-association model regarding possible longitudinal and bidirectional associations between parent functioning and child adjustment in families of children with spina bifida (n = 68) and families of able-bodied children (n = 68). Parent functioning was assessed across 3 domains parenting stress, individual psychosocial adjustment, and marital satisfaction. Child adjustment was indexed by teacher-reported internalizing and externalizing symptoms, self-reported depressive symptoms, and observed adaptive behavior. Findings revealed that all 3 parent functioning variables predicted child adjustment outcomes, and that such results were particularly strong for externalizing symptoms. Associations between parent functioning and child adjustment tended to be in the direction of parent to child and were similar across both groups. These findings have implications for potential interventions targeted at helping families manage the transition into early adolescence in families of children with spina bifida as well as families of healthy children.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pais
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Transtornos de Adaptação
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Disrafismo Espinal
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Fam Psychol
Assunto da revista:
PSICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos