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Parental internalizing problems in a community sample: association with child psychosocial problems.

Willem Spijkers¹, Daniëlle E M C Jansen, Sijmen A Reijneveld

¹1 Department of Health Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

European Journal of Public Health

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Parental depression and anxiety symptoms are linked to child psychosocial issues, but parental stress remains a significant factor even after accounting for parental concerns. Parental concerns appear to mediate the link between parental internalizing problems and child difficulties.

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Area of Science:

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Developmental Psychology
Public Health

Background:

Offspring of parents with mental health conditions face higher risks for developmental disorders.
Previous research primarily focused on clinical symptoms, overlooking community-based associations.
Parental internalizing problems encompass symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the association between parental internalizing problems and child psychosocial issues in a community sample.
To adjust for confounding factors like child gender, parental education, and ethnicity.
To determine if parental concerns influence the relationship between parental internalizing problems and child psychosocial problems.

Main Methods:

Cross-sectional data collected from 9453 parents of children aged 9-11 years.
Utilized the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale for parental internalizing problems.
Employed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire-Total Difficulties Score for child psychosocial problems.

Main Results:

Parental internalizing problems showed a significant association with child psychosocial problems (β = 0.12).
Parental concerns about child behavior strongly correlated with child psychosocial problems.
After adjusting for parental concerns, the link between parental stress and child issues persisted, while depression/anxiety links diminished.

Conclusions:

Parental internalizing problems are associated with child psychosocial problems in community settings.
Parental concerns appear to mediate this association.
Further research is required to elucidate the underlying mechanisms.