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Parent-Child Interactions During the Initial Weeks Following Brain Injury in Young Children

Shari L Wade1, H Gerry Taylor2, Nicolay Chertkoff Walz1

  • 1Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

Rehabilitation Psychology
|April 4, 2015
PubMed

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children impacts parent-child interactions, leading to less parental warmth and more directives. Child behavior changes following TBI disrupt interaction reciprocity.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Pediatric Medicine

Background:

  • Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant concern in pediatric populations.
  • Understanding the acute effects of TBI on family dynamics is crucial for intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the immediate impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on parent-child interactions.
  • To compare parent-child interactions in children with TBI versus orthopedic injuries (OI).

Main Methods:

  • Eighty children hospitalized for TBI and 113 for OI were included.
  • Videotaped parent-child interactions during free play and structured tasks were coded.
  • Measures included parental warmth, negativity, directives, and child warmth, regulation, and cooperation.

Main Results:

  • Parents of children with TBI showed less warm responsiveness and more directives than parents of children with OI.
  • Children with TBI exhibited poorer behavior regulation.
  • Child behavior mediated group differences in parental responsiveness and directiveness.

Conclusions:

  • TBI-related behavioral changes in children can negatively affect parent-child interactions.
  • The reciprocity in parent-child relationships may be disrupted following pediatric TBI.
Abstract

Keywords:
early childhoodfamily impactparent–child interactiontraumatic brain injury

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