Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Burn Injuries

Burn Injuries

Burn injuries occur when the skin and underlying tissues are damaged due to exposure to heat, electricity, chemicals, radiation, or friction. They can vary in severity, from minor superficial burns to severe deep burns that can be life-threatening.
The damage results in the death of skin cells, which can lead to a massive loss of fluid. Dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and renal and circulatory failure follow, which can be fatal. Burn patients are treated with intravenous fluids to offset...

Parental Care

Parental Care

Many animals exhibit parental care behavior, including feeding, grooming, and protecting young offspring. Parental care is universal in mammals and birds, which often have young that are born relatively helpless. Several species of insects and fish, as well as some amphibians, also care for their young.

Parenting Styles

Parenting Styles

Diana Baumrind's four parenting styles — authoritarian, authoritative, neglectful, and permissive — each influence children's socio-emotional development differently.
Authoritarian Parenting
This style is strict and controlling, with little room for open dialogue. Authoritarian parents demand obedience and often enforce rules with minimal warmth. Children raised this way may lack social skills and initiative, usually comparing themselves to others unfavorably.
Authoritative...

Relationship with Parents: Attachment

Relationship with Parents: Attachment

Parent-child interactions lay the foundation for how we understand relationships throughout life. These interactions are not uniform across families; instead, they are shaped by a range of environmental, emotional, and behavioral factors unique to each caregiver-child dynamic. Social psychologists study these early relationships to understand how patterns formed in infancy influence social functioning and interpersonal behavior in adulthood.Attachment Theory and Early Relational ModelsJohn...

Influence of Parents and Peers on Identity

Influence of Parents and Peers on Identity

Adolescence is a pivotal period of identity formation, during which individuals begin to answer questions central to their sense of self, such as "Who am I?" and "Who do I hope to become?" Both parents and peers play critical roles in guiding adolescents through this complex developmental phase.
Parental Influence on Identity Development
Parents serve as primary guides and managers in an adolescent's life, offering support instrumental in decision-making and personal growth....

Pharmacokinetics in Pediatric Patients: Drug Excretion

Pharmacokinetics in Pediatric Patients: Drug Excretion

In pediatric medicine, understanding the renal function and drug elimination nuances is crucial for administering safe and effective treatments. Newborns, in particular, display markedly slower renal functions than adults, profoundly affecting how drugs are cleared from their bodies. This slower drug clearance requires clinicians to extend the dosing intervals for many medications to prevent drug accumulation and toxicity while ensuring therapeutic efficacy.One key area where these adjustments...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Awareness of access to health care: a significant need of the Narikuravar people, India.

Rural and remote health·2026

Same author

Within- and between-brood variations in haemosporidian infections of nestlings reveal complex host-vector-parasite relationships.

Journal of ornithology·2026

Same author

Unconscious mental content in implicit evaluation: Evidence from misprediction.

Journal of personality and social psychology·2026

Same author

Cucurbituril-based anion-conducting membranes with supramolecular nanopores.

Nature·2026

Same author

Long-term follow-up after surgery for congenital anomalies: A time to complication analysis.

Seminars in pediatric surgery·2026

Same author

Shifting pediatric operative experience in the era of fellowship expansion: A national analysis of residents, fellows, and the match.

Journal of pediatric surgery·2026

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Feb 4, 2026

Burn Injury-Induced Pain and Depression-Like Behavior in Mice

Burn Injury-Induced Pain and Depression-Like Behavior in Mice

Published on: September 29, 2021

Parent Distress Following Pediatric Burn Injuries.

Carisa Parrish¹, Ashley Shields², Adam Morris³

¹Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

Journal of Burn Care & Research : Official Publication of the American Burn Association

|September 25, 2018

Summary

Parental distress is common after a child

More Related Videos

An Alkali-burn Injury Model of Corneal Neovascularization in the Mouse

An Alkali-burn Injury Model of Corneal Neovascularization in the Mouse

Published on: April 7, 2014

Severe Burn Injury in a Swine Model for Clinical Dressing Assessment

Severe Burn Injury in a Swine Model for Clinical Dressing Assessment

Published on: November 6, 2018

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Feb 4, 2026

Burn Injury-Induced Pain and Depression-Like Behavior in Mice

Burn Injury-Induced Pain and Depression-Like Behavior in Mice

Published on: September 29, 2021

An Alkali-burn Injury Model of Corneal Neovascularization in the Mouse

An Alkali-burn Injury Model of Corneal Neovascularization in the Mouse

Published on: April 7, 2014

Severe Burn Injury in a Swine Model for Clinical Dressing Assessment

Severe Burn Injury in a Swine Model for Clinical Dressing Assessment

Published on: November 6, 2018

Area of Science:

Pediatric Psychology
Trauma and Injury Research

Background:

Parental distress is frequently reported after pediatric burn injuries.
Limited research has identified specific predictors of this distress.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the prevalence and predictors of parent distress after pediatric burn injuries.
To evaluate distress symptoms in parents presenting to a regional burn center.

Main Methods:

Parents of 407 children with burn injuries were assessed.
Distress was measured using a validated scale.
Clinical and demographic data were extracted from medical charts.

Main Results:

Nearly 19% of parents reported elevated distress at initial assessment (Time 1).
Parent distress was associated with child's minority race, burn size, and time since injury.
Initial distress was the strongest predictor of continued distress at follow-up (Time 2).

Conclusions:

A significant proportion of parents experience elevated distress following pediatric burn injuries.
Routine screening for parent distress is recommended to guide interventions.
Identifying predictors can inform targeted support for affected families.