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Temperament, family environment, and behavior problems in children with new-onset seizures

Katherine T Baum1, Anna W Byars, Ton J deGrauw

  • 1Department of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.

Epilepsy & Behavior : E&B
|February 3, 2007
PubMed

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Children with new-onset seizures often have behavior problems. Family resources can buffer difficult temperaments, reducing risks for internalizing and externalizing behaviors in these children.

Area of Science:

  • Child neurology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Behavioral science

Background:

  • Children with epilepsy, including those with new-onset seizures, demonstrate elevated behavior problems.
  • Early temperament and family dynamics are crucial factors in child development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the interplay between early temperament, family adaptive resources, and behavior problems in children with new-onset seizures.
  • To determine if family adaptive resources moderate the association between temperament and behavior issues.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study involving 287 children with new-onset seizures.
  • Assessment of early temperament dimensions (difficultness, resistance to control, unadaptability).
  • Evaluation of family adaptive resources and behavior problems (internalizing and externalizing).

Main Results:

  • Difficultness and resistance to control temperament dimensions significantly correlated with total, internalizing, and externalizing behavior problems (P<0.0001).
  • Unadaptability correlated with total and internalizing problems (P<0.01).
  • Family adaptive resources moderated temperament-behavior relationships, particularly for school-related internalizing and externalizing problems.

Conclusions:

  • Children with difficult temperaments and low family mastery face the highest risk for behavior problems.
  • Family adaptive resources play a protective role in mitigating behavior problems linked to temperament in children with new-onset seizures.

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