Waiting for the child cleft lip and/or palate surgery: Differences between mothers and fathers’ experiences

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S685-S685
Author(s):  
V. Guerriero ◽  
A. Gnazzo ◽  
G. de Campora ◽  
E. Vegni ◽  
G.C. Zavattini
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Cleft Lip ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Care Giving ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Faces Iv ◽  
Competing Interest

IntroductionLiterature on parents of children affected from cleft lip and/or palate has described the risk of higher levels of stress and anxiety during the pre-surgery period. To the best of our knowledge, just one study has empirically investigated the differences in the psychosocial adjustment of both mothers and fathers, but information on the pre-surgery period were not given. Given that, the aim of the current study is to evaluate the psychological functioning of both parents waiting for the child operation.MethodData from 34 Italian parents (F = 18; M = 16; Mean age = 36.62, SD = 6.07) of children affected by cleft lip and/or palate (Mean age = 12 months; SD. = 13.75 months) were collected during the pre-hospitalization visits. The following questionnaires were administered, respectively to mothers and fathers: PSI-SF, MSPSS, PACQ, DAS and FACES-IV.ResultsData shows no significant differences between fathers and mothers on the total score of each variable taken into account. Differently, significant differences emerge on the “Self Blame” PACQ subscales.ConclusionsMothers and fathers seem to share the same psychological experience during their child pre-surgery period. To note, our preliminary data highlight the maternal perception as featured by a greater sense of guilty for the child's disease. The feeling of guilt may be a risk factor for the parental ability to cope with the experiences of the child's illness, influencing parental care giving and parent-child relationship.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Longitudinal associations among routine disclosure, the parent–child relationship, and adolescents’ prosocial and delinquent behaviors

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 1853-1871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura M. Padilla-Walker ◽  
Daye Son
Keyword(s):  
Parental Knowledge ◽  
Parental Warmth ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Delinquent Behaviors ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Child Disclosure ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Parental Autonomy ◽  
Parent Child

The purpose of this study was to explore whether routine child disclosure to parents was longitudinally related to adolescent prosocial and delinquent outcomes via the parent–child relationship (parental knowledge, parental autonomy granting, and parental warmth/support). The participants included 463 adolescents (48% male, 73% European American, 37% single parent families) and their mothers and fathers who completed questionnaires across three waves from early to late adolescence ( M age of adolescent at Time 1 = 13 years old, Time 3 = 17 years old). The results showed that routine child disclosure was longitudinally associated with prosocial behavior toward family via greater parental warmth. Child disclosure was negatively related to delinquency via parental knowledge. Implications regarding the role of child disclosure on the parent–child relationship and the development of adolescent behavior are discussed.

scholarly journals Marital Satisfaction and Parenting Experiences of Mothers and Fathers of Adolescents and Adults With Autism

2011 ◽  
Vol 116 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigan L Hartley ◽  
Erin T Barker ◽  
Marsha Mailick Seltzer ◽  
Jan S Greenberg ◽  
Frank J Floyd
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Adults With Autism ◽  
Child Characteristics ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Adolescents And Adults ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Abstract The association of marital satisfaction with parenting burden and quality of the parent–child relationship was examined in 91 married mothers and fathers of co-residing adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders. Within-couple differences between mothers and fathers in how child characteristics related to these parenting experiences were also evaluated. Multilevel modeling was used to control for the dependency in couple data. Marital satisfaction was an important predictor of parenting experiences, particularly for fathers. Mothers reported feeling closer to their son or daughter than did fathers. Fathers' parenting experiences were more strongly impacted by child characteristics than were mothers' parenting experiences. Results emphasized the connection between the marital relationship and parenting experiences and overlapping but unique experiences of mothers and fathers.

Social and family characteristics of children with stuttering in Tunisia

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S444-S444
Author(s):  
K. Baccouche ◽  
A. Walha ◽  
I. Hadjkacem ◽  
W. Kammoun ◽  
I. Hariz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Psychiatry ◽  
Speech Disorder ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Speech Delay ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Parental Attitude ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
History Of ◽  
Triggering Factor ◽  
Competing Interest

IntroductionStuttering constitutes for children a psychological and social disability, in which the environmental context plays an important role in the installation, stabilization and aggravation or attenuation.ObjectiveOur study aims to describe the socio-familial characteristics of children with stuttering.Patients and methodsThis is a descriptive and analytical-retrospective study carried out on 80 children with stuttering and had been followed-up in the child psychiatry department of UMC Hédi Chaker Sfax (Tunisia) for more than 3 years (January 2012 to 31 December 2013).ResultsIn our study, the prevalence of stuttering in child psychiatry consultation department of Sfax is 4%. Most of the patients were either the youngest (36.25% of cases) or seniors (35% of cases).Personal history of speech disorder had been reported in 8 children (10% of cases). Family history of speech disorder was reported in 33.75% of cases. These disorders had been kind of stuttering in 60.66% of cases, speech delay in 18.52% of cases and sound speech disorder in 7.41% of cases.The parent–child relationship is marked by a parental rigidity in 18.6% of cases. The existence of triggering factor was noted in 37.5% of cases: traumatic situation (30% of cases), the birth of a younger sibling (22% case).ConclusionThe emergence and evolution of stuttering depend on predisposing, precipitating and chronicisants factors. Identifying these factors and adopting a favorable parental attitude contribute to the fight against stuttering in children and, at least, avoid aggravation and chronicity of this disorder.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals On the Relationship Between Mothers’ and Fathers’ Parenting Behaviors and Children’s Explicit and Implicit Self-Esteem

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 679-694
Author(s):  
Seoyoung Ha ◽  
Sae-Young Han
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Behaviors ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Positive Parenting ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
School Students ◽  
Negative Parenting ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Relationship Analysis ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Low Levels

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to clarify and elaborate the concept of implicit self-esteem by identifying parenting domains that are related to implicit self-esteem as well as by comparing the correlation between parenting behaviors and children’s explicit and implicit self-esteem (ESE & ISE). Furthermore, based on previous studies’ emphasis on the functions of self-esteem discrepancies, 4 groups of self-esteem types were included in the analysis: secure self-esteem, defensive self-esteem, damaged self-esteem and congruent low self-esteem.Methods: Participants were 279 Korean middle school students (114 boys and 165 girls). Children’s ESE and ISE were measured using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and the Name-Letter Task (NLT), respectively, and the parenting behavior measure consisted of 8 domains: monitoring, reasoning, inconsistency, over-involvement, over-expectation, neglect, physical abuse, and affection. Considering the effect of gender on the parent-child relationship, analysis was conducted according to gender.Results: Comparison between the correlations revealed that among 32 factors, differences in ESE and ISE were significant in 13 factors and not significant in 19 factors. Further, most of the parenting domains were significantly related to both daughters’ and sons’ ESE, while only a few of father and mother’s parenting domains were related to ISE. Boys’ ISE was negatively related to fathers’ over-involvement and mothers’ reasoning, while girls’ ISE was positively related to both parents’ monitoring and negatively related to neglect. Additionally, the group with secure self-esteem (characterized by high ESE and high ISE) mostly reported high levels of positive parenting behaviors and low levels of negative parenting behaviors, while the group with congruent low self-esteem (characterized by low ESE and low ISE) mostly reported low levels of positive parenting behaviors and high levels of negative parenting behaviors.Conclusion: This study contributes significant findings to the understanding of ISE. Based on the current study’s results, it is plausible to conclude that ISE performs a similar function to ESE, yet weaker. Moreover, the importance of measuring mothers’ and fathers’ parenting behaviors separately could be more emphasized. Further discussions are suggested regarding areas of contention over the formation and the concept of ISE.

Effect of Perceived Parent–Child Relationship in Childhood on Resilience in Japanese Youth

2018 ◽  
Vol 122 (2) ◽  
pp. 485-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takahiro Tamura
Keyword(s):  
Positive Influence ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Japanese Youth ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

The present study examined the effect of the perceived parent–child relationship in childhood on resilience in youth. It recruited 268 university students majoring in education and college students majoring in welfare science to investigate the relationship between their perception of parent–child relationship in their childhood and their current resilience by their responses on the Adolescent Resilience Scale and the Children's Perceived Affiliation for Parents Scale. The results indicated that female's positive perception of their relationship with their mothers in childhood had a positive influence on their resilience. On the other hand, the positive influence was inconspicuous and limited with regard to the perception of female's relationship with their fathers in childhood. In contrast, this positive influence was not confirmed in male participants regardless of the perception of their relationship with mothers and fathers in childhood. Although limited to females, these results suggest that youth's perception of their parent–child relationships in childhood significantly affected the development of resilience. In addition, sex difference was observed in this effect. The findings have been discussed with respect to the process of the development of resilience.

Gender Differences in Children's and Parents' Social Support Perceptions

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandy Matthewson ◽  
Rosanne Burton Smith ◽  
Iain Montgomery
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Mother Child Relationships ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Parent Child

AbstractThere are limited studies investigating gender differences within the father–child and mother–child relationships with regard to social support provisions within these relationships. This study aimed to explore gender unity in children's and parents' perceptions of social support within the parent–child relationship. The participants included 91 families who completed measures of social support satisfaction and social support effectiveness. Results were contrary to the gender unity assumption. Findings indicated that mothers and fathers provide different types of support to their children regardless of their child's sex. Further, this study demonstrated the importance of father–child interactions and the need to further investigate the types of support fathers provide their children. This study explored gender differences in social support perceptions within the parent–child relationship. It investigated if mothers and fathers perceive the support they provide their children with is differentiated according to whether their child is a son or a daughter (i.e., gender unity). In this study, gender unity relates to whether parents consider themselves to be more effective in their support provisions to their same-sex child than to their opposite-sex child. Moreover, gender unity also pertains to whether children are more satisfied with the support provided by their same-sex parent than their opposite-sex parent. It is therefore important to define social support in order to understand it within the context of the parent-child relationship.

The family context of language brokering among Latino/a young adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jillian J. Shen ◽  
Jessica M. Dennis
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Psychological Control ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Intergenerational Conflict ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Language Brokering ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
The Family

Immigrant youth in the U.S. are often enlisted to translate and interpret for their parents who may lack English proficiency. This activity is called language brokering, and it is commonly observed in immigrant families including those who are Latino. Evidence remains mixed as to whether language brokering is harmful or beneficial to family dynamics. However, examination of the factors which moderate the association between language brokering and family conflict may provide insight into these processes. This study investigated the moderating effects of three parent–child relationship variables (i.e., communication, psychological control, and behavioral control) on the relationship between language brokering frequency and family intergenerational conflict in a sample of 228 Latino/a young adults. Participants reported language brokering frequency for mothers and fathers as well as their perceptions of communication, psychological control, and behavioral control displayed by their mothers and fathers and the frequency of family intergenerational conflicts experienced. Results showed that more frequent language brokering for the mother predicted a higher likelihood of family intergenerational conflict, and all three familial contextual variables moderated this association. The findings suggest that interpersonal factors embedded within the family context must be considered in order to better understand language brokering processes.

scholarly journals Promoting sensitive parenting in ‘at-risk’ mothers and fathers: A UK outcome study of Mellow Babies, a group-based early intervention program for parents and their babies

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. e0245226
Author(s):  
Aigli Raouna ◽  
Ruaridh Malcolm ◽  
Raquib Ibrahim ◽  
Angus MacBeth
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Early Intervention ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Early Intervention Program ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Intention To Treat ◽  
Parenting Confidence ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
The Uk

Background The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Mellow Babies (MB) in the UK. MB is a 14-week early parenting intervention program that is delivered in groups and is targeted at ‘at-risk’ parents (both mothers and fathers) and their babies up to 18 months old. Method The study used a pragmatic pre-post intervention design. Outcomes were parental mental health, parenting confidence, quality of life, socio-emotional development of children, and perceived parent-child relationship. Fifteen groups representing n = 91 parent-baby dyads were recruited across the UK between 2017–2018. The sample consisted of 10 Mellow Mums groups (70 mother-baby dyads) and 5 Mellow Dads groups (21 father-baby dyads). Intention-to-treat and ‘completer’ analyses were performed. Results Findings suggest short-term positive outcomes for parents attending MB. Completion of the program was associated with significant improvements in anxiety and overall wellbeing, parenting confidence, and perceived closeness of the parent-child relationship. The significance of these improvements, except for parenting confidence, was maintained in the intention-to-treat analysis. MB engaged and retained a high proportion of parents who could be considered ‘at-risk’ and benefitted fathers and mothers attending the intervention equally. Conclusions This is the first prospective study to explore MB participation for both mothers and fathers and to indicate engagement and potential benefits specifically for ‘at-risk’ parents. Findings further demonstrate the effectiveness of MB as an early intervention program for parents experiencing psychosocial difficulties. Replication by studies using a contrast or control group also incorporating follow-up data would further improve the evidence base for MB.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Children’s Appraisals of Interparental Conflict: The Role of Parent-Child Relationship Quality

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 2022-2044
Author(s):  
Şule Selçuk ◽  
Zülal İşcanoğlu ◽  
Melike Sayıl ◽  
Nebi Sümer ◽  
Sibel Kazak Berument
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Control ◽  
Interparental Conflict ◽  
Attachment Security ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Threat Appraisals ◽  
Parent Child

The cognitive contextual model proposes that children’s appraisals of interparental conflict (IPC) can influence their adjustment. In addition, previous research revealed that interparental disputes may reflect on parent-child relationship that is linked with children’s self-blame and threat appraisals concerning IPC. However, there is a scarcity of research directly addressing the intervening role of the parent-child relationship on children’s appraisals of IPC. Thus, we investigated the mediating role of different aspects of the parent-child relationship (i.e., psychological control, warmth, and attachment security) in the link between IPC and self-blame and threat appraisals. Participants were 1,309 children, their mothers, and their fathers. SEM analyses indicated that higher IPC was related to higher parental psychological control and lower child attachment security, which in turn was associated with higher self-blame or threat appraisals. The pattern of relationships was similar across child and parent gender.

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