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The parenting attitudes and the stress of mothers predict the asthmatic severity of their children: a prospective study.
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BioPsychoSocial medicine [Biopsychosoc Med] 2010 Oct 07; Vol. 4, pp. 12. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Oct 07. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Objective: To examine relationships between a mother's stress-related conditions and parenting attitudes and their children's asthmatic status.<br />Methods: 274 mothers of an asthmatic child 2 to 12 years old completed a questionnaire including questions about their chronic stress/coping behaviors (the "Stress Inventory"), parenting attitudes (the "Ta-ken Diagnostic Test for Parent-Child Relationship, Parent Form"), and their children's disease status. One year later, a follow-up questionnaire was mailed to the mothers that included questions on the child's disease status.<br />Results: 223 mothers (81%) responded to the follow-up survey. After controlling for non-psychosocial factors including disease severity at baseline, multiple linear regression analysis followed by multiple logistic regression analysis found chronic irritation/anger and emotional suppression to be aggravating factors for children aged < 7 years; for children aged 7 and over, the mothers' egocentric behavior was a mitigating factor while interference was an aggravating factor.<br />Conclusions: Different types of parental stress/coping behaviors and parenting styles may differently predict their children's asthmatic status, and such associations may change as children grow.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1751-0759
- Volume :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- BioPsychoSocial medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20929533
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1751-0759-4-12