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Ethnic differences in relations between family process and child internalizing problems.

Matthew Vendlinski1, Jennifer S Silk, Daniel S Shaw

  • 1University of Pittsburgh, USA. vendlinski@wisc.edu

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines
|August 26, 2006
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Child ethnicity impacts family dynamics and internalizing problems. Family processes like conflict and openness affect European American children

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Child Psychopathology
  • Cultural Psychiatry

Background:

  • Family process variables are associated with child problem behaviors.
  • Child ethnicity may moderate the relationship between family processes and child outcomes.
  • Previous research indicates a need to examine ethnic moderation in family-environment-child outcome links.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how ethnicity moderates the relationship between parent conflict, parent-child relationship quality, and internalizing problems in children.
  • To explore ethnic differences in the association between family dynamics and child psychopathology.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a sample of 101 mother-child dyads from a longitudinal study on childhood-onset depression.
  • Employed maternal reports for family process factors (parent conflict, relationship quality).

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  • Used child self-reports to assess internalizing symptoms (anxiety, depressive symptoms).

    • Main Results:

    • Ethnicity significantly moderated the association between family processes and internalizing symptoms.
    • Child-rearing disagreement and low mother-child openness were linked to internalizing problems specifically in European American children.
    • These associations were not significant for African American children.

    Conclusions:

    • Family processes differentially impact child psychopathology based on ethnicity.
    • Ethnic variations in the normativeness and perceived meaning of family processes may explain these differences.
    • Findings highlight the importance of considering ethnicity in understanding child mental health and family influences.