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[Identifying Trajectories of Behavioral Problems in Children with Allergic Diseases: Secondary Data Analysis of the
1Department of Nursing, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.
Insights
Children with allergic diseases show diverse behavioral problem trajectories, with some groups at high risk. Interventions should consider individual ecological factors and behavioral patterns for effective management.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Allergy Research
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Allergic diseases in children are associated with behavioral issues.
- Understanding the developmental trajectories of these problems is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- Identify distinct patterns (latent classes) of behavioral problem development in children with allergies.
- Determine factors that predict these behavioral trajectories.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from the Panel Study of Korean Children (5th-7th waves).
- Analyzed 840 children (aged 4-6 years) with allergic diseases.
- Employed latent class growth analysis and multinomial logistic regression.
Main Results:
- Five distinct trajectories for internalizing and externalizing behaviors were identified: deteriorative, recovering, changing (2 types), and low persistent.
- Predictors for internalizing problems included temperament, father's education, family interaction, and peer disconnection.
- Predictors for externalizing problems included gender, temperament, marital conflict, parenting stress, family interaction, and parenting environment.
Conclusions:
- A 'deteriorative' trajectory indicates high-risk behavioral problems in children with allergies.
- Interventions should be tailored to individual latent problem trajectories and ecological contexts.
- Ecological-based interventions are recommended for allergic children.
Purpose:
This study aimed to identify latent classes of behavioral problem trajectories in children with allergic diseases and investigate their predictors.
Methods:
This study used data from the 5th to 7th Panel Study of Korean Children. The participants included 840 children aged 4~6 years with allergic diseases. Statistical analyses were conducted using latent class growth analysis and multinomial logistic regression.
Results:
The trajectories of both internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems in children with allergic diseases were classified into five groups, that is deteriorative, recovering, changing 1 (decreasing-increasing), changing 2 (increasing-decreasing), and low state persistent group. For the internalizing behavioral problems, predictors were temperament, father's education, family interaction, and disconnection in peer interaction. For the externalizing behavioral problems, predictors child's gender, temperament, marital conflict, parenting stress, family interaction, and parenting environment.
Conclusion:
Deteriorative group has high-risk behavioral problems in children with allergic diseases. We suggest to provide interventions considering latent problem trajectories based on ecological environments for allergic children.
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