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Kelly Romero-Acosta1, Lizzette Gómez-de-Regil2, Gillian A Lowe3
1Grupo de investigación Dimensiones Humanas. Departamento de investigación psicológica, Facultad de humanidades y educación. Corporación Universitaria del Caribe CECAR. Sincelejo, Colombia. Corporación Universitaria del Caribe Corporación Universitaria del Caribe CECAR Sincelejo Colombia.
Objective:
To analyse the possible direct and interactive associations of sex, age and parenting styles with symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Methods:
In this cross-sectional study, 710 students ranging from 8 to 13 years (mean age 10.8 years [ 0.75]), the most of them males (n = 422, 59.4%), completed three screening instruments: a parenting practices scale and two self-reports for evaluating anxiety and depressive symptoms. Two hierarchical multiple regression analyses were performed.
Results:
Authoritative (38.6%) and neglectful (38%) parenting styles were predominant. Symptoms of depression -F (3, 706) = 3.12, p = .03- and anxiety -F (3, 706) = 2.83, p = .4- differed by parenting styles. Students with a neglectful parenting style reported significant lower generalized anxiety symptoms than those whose parents used authoritative parenting.
Clinical Implications:
Children ages 8 to 13 years-old with authoritative parenting style should be evaluated for possible presence of generalized anxiety symptoms.
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