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[Social Networks of Children with Mental Disorders]

Karl Titze1, Charlotte Jaite2, Sibylle Maria Winter2

  • 1Evangelische Hochschule Nürnberg, Deutschland.

Zeitschrift Fur Kinder- Und Jugendpsychiatrie Und Psychotherapie
|October 7, 2022
PubMed

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Children with mental disorders have smaller social networks and fewer resources than their peers. Specific disorders like ADHD show higher social strain, indicating complex disorder-specific impacts on social connections.

Area of Science:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Psychiatry

Context:

  • Mental health disorders significantly impact children's social development.
  • Understanding social network differences is crucial for therapeutic interventions.

Purpose:

  • To compare the social networks of children with mental disorders to a control group.
  • To analyze social network quantity, structure, stresses, and resources in relation to specific disorders.
  • To investigate the association between externalizing symptoms and social network strain.

Summary:

  • Children with mental disorders exhibited significantly smaller social networks and fewer non-family social resources compared to controls.
  • Children with emotional disorders reported fewer social strains, while those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) showed higher strain per network member.
  • Externalizing symptoms were strongly linked to increased network strains, with results varying by specific disorder.

Impact:

  • Findings highlight the complex, disorder-specific nature of social network deficits in pediatric mental health.
  • Results inform targeted interventions to bolster social resources and mitigate strains for affected children.
  • This research underscores the importance of considering social network characteristics in the comprehensive assessment and treatment of childhood mental disorders.

Keywords:
ADHDEgozentrische NetzwerkeKindheitchildhoodegocentric networksemotional disorders with onset specific to childhoodemotionale Störung des Kindesaltersexternalisierende Problemeexternalizing problemshyperkinetische Störunginternalisierende Problemeinternalizing problemssocial relationssoziale Beziehungen

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