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Peng S, Xu L, Chen J, Cai S. Do mothers treat children who are similar to them better? The relation between maternal-adolescent neuroticism congruence and a punitive parenting style. Front Psychol 2022; 13:934783. [PMID: 36600697 PMCID: PMC9807067 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.934783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Parenting style is the relatively stable behaviors parents display during the childrearing process. It is an important factor in children's socialization and the mother-child relationship. The present study aimed to test the relationship between maternal-adolescent neuroticism congruence and a punitive parenting style. A total of 882 Chinese adolescents and their mothers participated in this study. The results showed that maternal-adolescent high-neuroticism congruence was associated with a more punitive parenting style than low-neuroticism congruence. The more incongruent the maternal-adolescent neuroticism was, the less punitive the parenting style. There were moderating effects of adolescent gender on maternal-adolescent neuroticism congruence/incongruence and punitive parenting style. These findings provide a new perspective for exploring the relationship between parent-child interaction and parenting styles.
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Mazza C, Marchetti D, Ricci E, Fontanesi L, Di Giandomenico S, Verrocchio MC, Roma P. The COVID‐19 lockdown and psychological distress among Italian parents: Influence of parental role, parent personality, and child difficulties. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2021; 56:577-584. [PMID: 33723883 PMCID: PMC8250808 DOI: 10.1002/ijop.12755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Cristina Mazza
- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti‐Pescara Chieti Italy
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- Department of Psychological Health and Territorial Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti‐Pescara Chieti Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti‐Pescara Chieti Italy
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- Department of Psychological Health and Territorial Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti‐Pescara Chieti Italy
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- Department of Psychological Health and Territorial Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti‐Pescara Chieti Italy
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- Department of Human Neuroscience Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy
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Pinto R, Belsky J, Baptista J, Carvalho A, Cunha C, Soares I, Mesquita AR. Mothers' distress exposure and children's withdrawn behavior - A moderating role for the Interferon Gamma gene (IFNG). Dev Psychobiol 2020; 62:783-791. [PMID: 32072627 DOI: 10.1002/dev.21955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Revised: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The dysregulation of the inflammatory response, including pro-inflammatory molecules, produces neuropsychiatric symptoms and depression-like behavior, including withdrawal from the physical and social environment. Genetic variants that enhance immune reactivity may thus increase inflammatory and withdrawn reactions to stress. Here we investigated a functional polymorphism of Interferon Gamma gene (IFNG +874 T > A, rs2430561) as moderator of the relationship between mothers' distress exposure and children's withdrawn behavior at preschool age. Participants were 198 Portuguese preschool children (mean age = 57.98 months). Exposure to mother's distress was assessed using the Brief Symptom Inventory, and withdrawn behavior with the Caregiver Teacher Report Form. All children provided saliva samples for genotyping. Contrary to expecations based on prior work, the rs2430561 AA genotype-not the T variant-interacted with (high levels of) mothers' distress exposure, to increase children's withdrawn behavior. No significant main effects were detected. The polymorphism in Interferon Gamma gene showed specific environmental stressor-dependent effects on withdrawn behavior during childhood, ones which are interpreted in light of the "behavioral immune system" hypothesis, and which proved inconsistent with diathesis-stress thinking.
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- Raquel Pinto
- CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Human Ecology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.,ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.,ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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Effects of maternal health anxiety on children's health complaints, emotional symptoms, and quality of life. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2017; 26:591-601. [PMID: 27909834 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-016-0927-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/25/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Little is known about family risk factors and intergenerational transmission of psychological disturbance in the development of health anxiety (HA). This study investigated HA and related concepts in 8- to 17-year-old children who had been exposed to different maternal health status. Using a family case-control design, three family groups were included: (1) 50 case children of mothers with severe (HA); (2) 49 control children of mothers with rheumatoid arthritis (RA); and (3) 51 control children of healthy mothers. Children and mothers completed a battery of standardised questionnaires. Case children reported significantly higher level of HA symptoms than children of mothers with RA but not compared to children of healthy mothers. There was no significant difference between the children's self-reports in the three groups with regard to anxiety symptoms in general, physical complaints, or quality of life. In contrast, mothers with HA reported their children as having more emotional and physical symptoms than mothers in one or both control groups. Compared to mothers with RA but not healthy mothers, mothers with HA also reported more visits to the general practitioner with their children during the past year. The findings suggest that maternal HA only weakly affects children's own report of HA and thereby may not be a strong risk factor for the development of HA symptoms in childhood. However, mothers with severe HA seem to conceive their children as more ill and present them more often in the health care system which could, therefore, be an important target for intervention in adult patients.
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Atkins R. Validation of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale in black single mothers. J Nurs Meas 2015; 22:511-24. [PMID: 25608436 DOI: 10.1891/1061-3749.22.3.511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate the factor structure of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale in a community sample of Black single mothers and to evaluate the scale's construct validity. METHODS Principal components and exploratory factor analysis were used. The participants responded to the CES-D scale and Spielberger's State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory. RESULTS The final sample consisted of 208 Black single mothers aged 18-45 years. A 2-factor structure was accepted. Construct validity was confirmed via significant correlations with the anger scales. A method artifact for the 2-factor solution was ruled out. CONCLUSION The CES-D scale is valid for use with Black single mothers. Additional psychometric evidence for the CES-D for Black single mothers is warranted.
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Bradbury AR, Patrick-Miller L, Egleston BL, Olopade OI, Daly MB, Moore CW, Sands CB, Schmidheiser H, Kondamudi PK, Feigon M, Ibe CN, Daugherty CK. When parents disclose BRCA1/2 test results: their communication and perceptions of offspring response. Cancer 2012; 118:3417-25. [PMID: 22231763 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.26471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2011] [Revised: 05/18/2011] [Accepted: 05/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND BRCA1/2 testing is not recommended for children, as risk reduction measures and screening are not generally recommended before 25 years old (YO). Little is known about the prevalence and predictors of parent communication to offspring and how offspring respond to this communication. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents who had BRCA1/2 testing and at least 1 child <25 YO. Logistic regressions were utilized to evaluate associations with communication. Framework analysis was utilized to analyze open-ended responses. RESULTS A total of 253 parents completed interviews (61% response rate), reporting on 505 offspring. Twenty-nine percent of parents were BRCA1/2 mutation carriers. Three hundred thirty-four (66%) offspring learned of their parent's test result. Older offspring age (P ≤ .01), offspring gender (female, P = .05), parents' negative test result (P = .03), and parents' education (high school only, P = .02) were associated with communication to offspring. The most frequently reported initial offspring responses were neutral (41%) or relief (28%). Thirteen percent of offspring were reported to experience concern or distress (11%) in response to parental communication of their test results. Distress was more frequently perceived among offspring learning of their parent's BRCA1/2 positive or variant of uncertain significance result. CONCLUSIONS Many parents communicate their BRCA1/2 test results to young offspring. Parents' perceptions of offspring responses appear to vary by offspring age and parent test result. A better understanding of how young offspring respond to information about hereditary risk for adult cancer could provide opportunities to optimize adaptive psychosocial responses to risk information and performance of health behaviors, in adolescence and throughout an at-risk life span.
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- Angela R Bradbury
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111-2497, USA.
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Wiebe DJ, Gelfand D, Butler JM, Korbel C, Fortenberry KT, McCabe JE, Berg CA. Longitudinal associations of maternal depressive symptoms, maternal involvement, and diabetes management across adolescence. J Pediatr Psychol 2011; 36:837-46. [PMID: 21310723 DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsr002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To examine whether maternal depressive symptoms: (a) predicted the level of maternal involvement in diabetes management tasks across adolescence; and (b) moderated associations of involvement with adolescent adherence, metabolic control, and depression. METHODS Eighty-two youth aged 10-15 years with type 1 diabetes and their mothers completed measures at baseline and 16 months later. Participants rated maternal involvement in diabetes tasks, adherence, and depressive symptoms; metabolic control was indexed from medical records. RESULTS Maternal depressive symptoms were associated with higher involvement at baseline, and slower declines in involvement across time. At baseline, involvement was associated with lower adolescent depression and better metabolic control, but this association was stronger when mothers reported fewer depressive symptoms. Interactions of maternal depression with involvement across time suggested maternal involvement was associated with better subsequent adherence primarily when mothers reported fewer depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Mothers' depressive symptoms may undermine her care-giving effectiveness during adolescence.
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- Deborah J Wiebe
- Division of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9044, USA.
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Brandlistuen RE, Stene-Larsen K, Holmstrom H, Landolt MA, Eskedal LT, Vollrath ME. Motor and social development in 6-month-old children with congenital heart defects. J Pediatr 2010; 156:265-9.e1. [PMID: 19880142 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2009] [Revised: 06/05/2009] [Accepted: 08/14/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess whether the development of children with varying severity of congenital heart defect (CHD) differs from that of children without CHD at age 6 months. STUDY DESIGN A total of 236 children with CHD were compared with 61 032 children from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study conducted by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Diagnostic and treatment information was retrieved from a nationwide CHD registry. Four groups of CHD were distinguished: mild (n = 92), moderate (n = 50), severe (n = 70), and CHD with comorbidity (n = 24). At child age 6 months, the children's mothers reported on motor and social development by using the Mother and Child Questionnaire. RESULTS After adjusting for confounders (ie, birth weight), severe CHD increased the odds of gross motor impairment (odds ratio [OR], 3.78; 95% CI, 1.97-7.25) and fine motor impairment (OR, 2.04; 95% CI, 0.96-4.33). CHD with co-morbidity (eg, intestinal malformations) increased the odds of gross motor impairment (OR, 3.00; 95% CI, 0.95-9.51), fine motor impairment (OR, 5.47; 95% CI, 2.03-14.74), and social impairment (OR, 3.43; 95% CI, 1.40-8.41). CONCLUSION Increased odds of motor impairment are present already in infancy in severe CHD and CHD with comorbidity. CHD with comorbidity increases the odds of social impairment.
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- Ragnhild Eek Brandlistuen
- Department of Psychosomatics and Health Behavior, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Post Box 4404,Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway.
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Degnan KA, Henderson HA, Fox NA, Rubin KH. Predicting Social Wariness in Middle Childhood: The Moderating Roles of Child Care History, Maternal Personality and Maternal Behavior. SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 2008; 17:471-487. [PMID: 20463856 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2007.00437.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Children with behavioral inhibition, a temperamental style characterized by infant distress to novelty and childhood social reticence, exhibit both continuity and discontinuity of this behavioral trait over the course of development. However, few researchers have identified factors that might be responsible for these different patterns. In the current study, child care history, maternal personality and maternal behavior were examined as moderators of the relations between infant temperament, preschool social reticence and childhood social wariness. Seventy-seven children participated in this longitudinal study that began in infancy and continued into middle childhood. Maternal negative personality moderated the relation between infant temperament and 7-year social wariness. In addition, maternal behavior moderated the relation between preschool social reticence and 7-year social wariness. The findings suggest that a complex interplay of within-child and maternal factors affect the development of internalizing behavior in the early school years.
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Slack KS, Holl JL, Yoo J, Amsden LB, Collins E, Bolger K. Welfare, Work, and Health Care Access Predictors of Low-Income Children's Physical Health Outcomes. CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW 2007; 29:782-801. [PMID: 25505809 PMCID: PMC4260331 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2006.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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This analysis examines whether young children's (N= 494) general physical health is associated with parental employment, welfare receipt, and health care access within a low-income population transitioning from welfare to work. A latent physical health measure derived from survey and medical chart data is used to capture children's poor health, and parental ratings of child health are used to identify excellent health. Controlling for a host of factors associated with children's health outcomes, results show that children of caregivers who are unemployed and off welfare have better health than children of caregivers who are working and off welfare. Children whose caregivers are unemployed and on welfare, or combining work and welfare, have health outcomes similar to children of caregivers who are working and off welfare. Health care access characteristics, such as gaps in health insurance coverage, source of primary care setting, and type of health insurance are associated with children's general physical health. Implications of these results for state TANF programs are discussed.
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