Parental Physical Illnesses and Their Association with Subsequent Externalizing and Internalizing Symptoms in Children
Abstract Parental physical illnesses can be stressful for children. We estimated the prevalence of children who experience parental physical illnesses, and whether parental physical illnesses during childhood were associated with behavioral problems in adolescence. Data on children from the Northern...
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crspringernat:10.1007/s10826-021-02079-y 2023-05-15T17:42:40+02:00 Parental Physical Illnesses and Their Association with Subsequent Externalizing and Internalizing Symptoms in Children Kinnunen, Lotta Nordström, Tanja Niemelä, Mika Räsänen, Sami Whittle, Sarah Miettunen, Jouko Academy of Finland Suomen Kulttuurirahasto Lapin Rahasto Juho Vainion Säätiö The National Health and Medical Research Foundation Oulun Yliopiston Tukisäätiö OLVI-Säätiö Lastentautien Tutkimussäätiö 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-02079-y https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10826-021-02079-y.pdf https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-021-02079-y/fulltext.html en eng Springer Science and Business Media LLC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Journal of Child and Family Studies volume 30, issue 11, page 2677-2689 ISSN 1062-1024 1573-2843 Life-span and Life-course Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology journal-article 2021 crspringernat https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-02079-y 2022-01-04T16:15:21Z Abstract Parental physical illnesses can be stressful for children. We estimated the prevalence of children who experience parental physical illnesses, and whether parental physical illnesses during childhood were associated with behavioral problems in adolescence. Data on children from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 was collected through questionnaires at ages 8 and 16 ( n = 7037). Data on parental illness diagnosed during this study period was obtained from health registers. We investigated the association between parental physical illness (based on the International Classification of Diseases) and children’s behavioral problems at age 16 (measured by the Youth Self-Report questionnaire). During the study period, 3887 (55.2%) children had a parent with at least one physical illness. Associations were found between parental physical illness and children’s behavioral problems, with most associations found between maternal illness and males’ externalizing problems, and females’ internalizing problems. After adjusting for child behavioral problems at age 8, parental psychiatric illness and socioeconomic status, and multiple testing correction, only associations between parental physical illness and male behavioral problems were significant. Interestingly, parental illness was associated with lower problems. A notable proportion of children experience parental physical illnesses. Although mixed, our findings suggest that the impact of parental physical illness on children’s behavioral problems is complex, and that the experience of parental illness may lead to resilience in males. This study emphasizes that children’s needs should be taken into account when treating a parent with physical illness. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland Springer Nature (via Crossref) Journal of Child and Family Studies |
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Abstract Parental physical illnesses can be stressful for children. We estimated the prevalence of children who experience parental physical illnesses, and whether parental physical illnesses during childhood were associated with behavioral problems in adolescence. Data on children from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 was collected through questionnaires at ages 8 and 16 ( n = 7037). Data on parental illness diagnosed during this study period was obtained from health registers. We investigated the association between parental physical illness (based on the International Classification of Diseases) and children’s behavioral problems at age 16 (measured by the Youth Self-Report questionnaire). During the study period, 3887 (55.2%) children had a parent with at least one physical illness. Associations were found between parental physical illness and children’s behavioral problems, with most associations found between maternal illness and males’ externalizing problems, and females’ internalizing problems. After adjusting for child behavioral problems at age 8, parental psychiatric illness and socioeconomic status, and multiple testing correction, only associations between parental physical illness and male behavioral problems were significant. Interestingly, parental illness was associated with lower problems. A notable proportion of children experience parental physical illnesses. Although mixed, our findings suggest that the impact of parental physical illness on children’s behavioral problems is complex, and that the experience of parental illness may lead to resilience in males. This study emphasizes that children’s needs should be taken into account when treating a parent with physical illness. |
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Academy of Finland Suomen Kulttuurirahasto Lapin Rahasto Juho Vainion Säätiö The National Health and Medical Research Foundation Oulun Yliopiston Tukisäätiö OLVI-Säätiö Lastentautien Tutkimussäätiö |
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Parental Physical Illnesses and Their Association with Subsequent Externalizing and Internalizing Symptoms in Children |
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Parental Physical Illnesses and Their Association with Subsequent Externalizing and Internalizing Symptoms in Children |
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Parental Physical Illnesses and Their Association with Subsequent Externalizing and Internalizing Symptoms in Children |
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parental physical illnesses and their association with subsequent externalizing and internalizing symptoms in children |
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