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Urizar GG, Nguyen V, Devera J, Saquillo AJ, Dunne LA, Brayboy C, Dixon-Hamlett A, Clanton-Higgins V, Manning G. Destined for Greatness: A Family-Based Stress Management Intervention for African-American Mothers and their Children. Soc Sci Med 2021; 280:114058. [PMID: 34077878 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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RATIONALE African-American mothers in the U.S. experience high rates of stress, placing them at risk for depression, anxiety, and preterm births, and their children at risk for poor social-emotional development later in childhood. Yet, few studies have developed and tested family-based interventions that target optimal management of stress in this population. OBJECTIVE The current mixed methods study examined whether a six-week family-based intervention (e.g., cognitive behavioral stress management intervention component for mothers and mindfulness-based kindness curriculum for their children) was effective in improving psychosocial outcomes among low-income African-American mothers and increasing prosocial behaviors in their children. METHOD Seventy-two mothers (28% pregnant, 72% postpartum) completed pre- and post-intervention assessments of stress, depression, anxiety, and self-efficacy for stress management. Prosocial behaviors for 38 of their children (3-10 years of age) were also assessed via mother's self-report and two observational child assessments of sharing and helping behaviors. Qualitative interviews at post-intervention and reunion focus groups (up to two years later) were also conducted. RESULTS Mothers showed significant reductions in perceived stress, depressive symptoms, and anxiety, as well as improved self-efficacy for stress management at post-intervention. Although observational assessments of children's sharing and helping behaviors did not change, mothers' qualitative responses indicated improvements in their child's prosocial behaviors at home. Qualitative responses also revealed unique stressors that mothers experienced, the short- and long-term impact of these interventions on mothers and their children, and program recommendations. CONCLUSIONS These results support the efficacy of family-based stress management interventions in this at-risk population.
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- Guido G Urizar
- Department of Psychology, California State University, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA, 90840-0901, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, California State University, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA, 90840-0901, USA
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- Department of Psychology, California State University, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA, 90840-0901, USA
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- Department of Psychology, California State University, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA, 90840-0901, USA
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- Department of Psychology, California State University, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA, 90840-0901, USA
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- Long Beach Department of Health & Human Services, Black Infant Health Program, 3820 Cherry Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90807, USA
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- Long Beach Department of Health & Human Services, Black Infant Health Program, 3820 Cherry Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90807, USA
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- Long Beach Department of Health & Human Services, Black Infant Health Program, 3820 Cherry Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90807, USA
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- Long Beach Department of Health & Human Services, Black Infant Health Program, 3820 Cherry Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90807, USA
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Attachment to Parents and Peers and Adolescent Mental Health: The Mediating Role of Alexithymia. Community Ment Health J 2020; 56:894-905. [PMID: 31960177 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-020-00553-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The current research aims to study the mediating role of alexithymia on the relationship between attachment to parents and peers and mental health problems in a sample of 242 non-referred adolescents. Participants completed the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, and the Symptom Check List-90-R. Mediation analysis shows that alexithymia fully mediates the relations between attachment to peers and mental health problems in both adolescent males and females. Findings suggest the importance to identify promptly vulnerabilities and risks in order to create prevention and intervention programs aimed to foster positive attachment experiences and to support emotional regulation.
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Lawrence PJ, Murayama K, Creswell C. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in Offspring of Parents With Anxiety Disorders. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2019; 58:46-60. [PMID: 30577938 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.07.898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We conducted meta-analyses to assess risk for anxiety disorders among offspring of parents with anxiety disorders, and to establish whether there is evidence of specificity of risk for anxiety disorders as opposed to depression in offspring, and whether particular parent anxiety disorders confer risks for particular child anxiety disorders. We also examined whether risk was moderated by offspring age, gender, temperament, and the presence of depressive disorders in parents. METHOD We searched PsycINFO, PubMed, and Web of Science in June, 2016, and July, 2017 (PROSPERO CRD42016048814). Study inclusion criteria were as follows: published in peer-reviewed journals; contained at least one group of parents with anxiety disorders and at least one comparison group of parents who did not have anxiety disorders; reported rates of anxiety disorders in offspring; and used validated diagnostic tools to ascertain diagnoses. We used random and mixed-effects models and evaluated study quality. RESULTS We included 25 studies (7,285 offspring). Where parents had an anxiety disorder, offspring were significantly more likely to have anxiety (risk ratio [RR] = 1.76, 95% CI = 1.58-1.96) and depressive disorders (RR = 1.31, 95% CI = 1.13-1.52) than offspring of parents without anxiety disorders. Parent panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder appeared to confer particular risk. Risk was greater for offspring anxiety than for depressive disorders (RR = 2.50, 95% CI = 1.50-4.16), and specifically for offspring generalized anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder and specific phobia, but there was no evidence that children of parents with particular anxiety disorders were at increased risk for the same particular anxiety disorders. Moderation analyses were possible only for offspring age, sex, and parental depressive disorder; none were significant. CONCLUSION Parent anxiety disorders pose specific risks of anxiety disorders to offspring. However, there is limited support for transmission of the same particular anxiety disorder. These results support the potential for targeted prevention of anxiety disorders.
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- Peter J Lawrence
- School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, UK.
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- School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, UK
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- School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, UK
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Murphy E. African-American representation in family and twin studies of mood and anxiety disorders: A systematic review. J Affect Disord 2016; 205:311-318. [PMID: 27559631 PMCID: PMC5048573 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Revised: 07/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Mood and anxiety disorders are common and disabling psychiatric disorders with known heritable risk factors. But the extent to which their heritability and familial risks can be generalized across ethnic/racial groups is still largely unknown, but remains of considerable scientific and clinical interest. The main objective in this review was to evaluate African-American (AA) representation in family and twin studies of major mood and anxiety disorders. METHOD We conducted key word-driven computerized searches in MEDLINE and PsycINFO and manual searches from reference lists of selected articles. Search parameters included family or twin studies, mood or anxiety disorders, and familial aggregation or heritability. US-based studies published from 1980 to 2015 were included. RESULTS The final selection yielded 209 studies, of which 88 did not report race/ethnicity or only reported Caucasian/white race. Of the remaining 121 studies, 66% did not include AAs, 24% included 1-10% AA, 8% included greater than 10% AA and 2 studies were exclusively AA. These trends were similar across study type, disorder and time periods spanning 35 years. LIMITATIONS Small samples, including the large number of studies without race/ethnicity reports, limited detailed analyses of change across time by disorder and study type. Adoption studies were not included in this review. CONCLUSIONS Underrepresentation of AAs in family and twin studies of affective disorders is substantial and can limit generalizability of established heritability and familial risk estimates across clinical and research settings. Additional twin and family studies focusing on AAs can be of benefit in closing this gap.
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- Eleanor Murphy
- New York State Psychiatric University - Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 24, New York, NY 10032, United States.
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Baker AM, Raiker JS, Elkin TD, Palermo TM, Karlson CW. Internalizing symptoms mediate the relationship between sleep disordered breathing and pain symptoms in a pediatric hematology/oncology sample. CHILDRENS HEALTH CARE 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/02739615.2015.1124326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Chapman LK, Petrie JM, Richards A. The Efficacy of Self-Report Measures in Predicting Social Phobia in African American Adults. J Natl Med Assoc 2015; 107:9-19. [DOI: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30046-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Thurston IB, Phares V, Coates EE, Bogart LM. Child problem recognition and help-seeking intentions among black and white parents. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY 2014; 44:604-15. [PMID: 24635659 DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2014.883929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Parents play a central role in utilization of mental health services by their children. This study explored the relationship between parents' recognition of child mental health problems and their decisions to seek help. Participants included 251 parents (49% Black, 51% White; 49% fathers, 51% mothers) recruited from community settings. Parents ranged in age from 20 to 66 years old with at least one child between ages 2 and 21. Parents read three vignettes that described a child with an anxiety disorder, ADHD, and no clinically significant diagnosis. Parents completed measures of problem recognition, perception of need, willingness to seek help, and beliefs about causes of mental illness. Findings from Generalized Estimating Equations revealed that parents were more likely to report intentions to seek help when they recognized a problem (odds ratio [OR] = 41.35, p < .001), 95% confidence interval (CI) [14.81, 115.49]; when it was an externalizing problem (OR = 1.85, p < .05), 95% CI [1.14, 3.02]; and when parents were older (OR = 1.04, p < .05), 95% CI [1.01, 1.08]. Predictors of parental problem recognition included perceived need, prior experience with mental illness, and belief in trauma as a cause of mental illness. Predictors of help-seeking intentions included problem recognition, perceived need, externalizing problem type, and being female. Given the relationship between parental problem recognition and willingness to seek help, findings suggest that efforts to address disparities in mental health utilization could focus on problem-specific, gender-sensitive, mutable factors such as helping parents value help-seeking for internalizing as well as externalizing problems.
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Contextual factors and anxiety in minority and European American youth presenting for treatment across two urban university clinics. J Anxiety Disord 2012; 26:544-54. [PMID: 22410093 PMCID: PMC3319261 DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2012.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The current study compared ethnic minority and European American clinically-referred anxious youth (N=686; 2-19 years) on internalizing symptoms (i.e., primary anxiety and comorbid depression) and neighborhood context. Data were provided from multiple informants including youth, parents, and teachers. Internalizing symptoms were measured by the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children, Child Depression Inventory, Child Behavior Checklist and Teacher Report Form. Diagnoses were based on the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for Children. Neighborhood context was measured using Census tract data (i.e., owner-occupied housing, education level, poverty level, and median home value). Ethnic minority and European American youth showed differential patterns of diagnosis and severity of anxiety disorders. Further, ethnic minority youth lived in more disadvantaged neighborhoods. Ethnicity and neighborhood context appear to have an additive influence on internalizing symptoms in clinically-referred anxious youth. Implications for evidence-based treatments are discussed.
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