Wilms, P.L. (Per Ludwig) (2019) Associations of parenting style, parental distress and coping mechanisms with commonly occurring psychiatric diagnoses in children. thesis, Medicine.
Full text available on request.Abstract
Introduction: Growing up is a complex, multifactorial process, impacted by a variety of factors. An important, yet not fully understood aspect is the parent – child relationship, especially in cases where children develop a psychiatric disorder. In order to better understand the role of the parent – child relationship in children with psychiatric disorders, this clinical cross-sectional study was performed. The aim of this study was to investigate parenting style, parental distress and parental coping mechanisms in association with commonly occurring psychiatric disorders in children. Material and Methods: Three questionnaires were handed out to parents of children who presented at the outpatient clinic for child and adolescent psychiatry. They were asked to self-report on their parenting style, their perceived stress levels and their coping mechanisms as well as their mental health status. Between February and May 2019, a total of N = 85 participants were recruited for the study. Children were grouped based on their diagnosis with either externalising, combined externalising/internalising, internalising behaviour disorders or a gender identity disorder. Results: Parents of children who suffer from an externalising behaviour disorder perceive themselves as stricter compared to parents of children who suffer from an internalising behaviour disorder. Furthermore, parents of children with an internalising disorder perceive more overall stress than parents of any of the other groups. Parents of children with a gender identity disorder feel less supported by their social environment compared to any of the other groups. Conclusion: An association was shown between parenting behaviour, parental distress/coping mechanisms and commonly occurring psychiatric disorders in children. A more profound, longitudinal study design would be required to follow up on this data, to establish new insights on the parent – child relationship that might be of clinical and therapeutic value.
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Hoekstra, Prof. Dr. P.J. |
| Supervisor name: | Munz, dr. M. (Manuel) |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Oct 2020 11:33 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Oct 2020 11:33 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2776 |
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