Children at risk of allergic development: the parents' dyadic relationship.
The paper describes a study of parents' dyadic interaction in high-/low-risk families (n = 161) with children at risk of asthmatic/allergic development. The high-risk couples tend to consist of a mother who denies negative affects and a dissatisfied father. The high-risk mothers tend to overrate the agreement especially on affective expression. There were no significant differences in dyadic interaction in low-risk couples. The results are discussed according to family communication patterns, repressed conflicts and possible immunological consequences of chronic emotional stress, learned coping and emotional expression styles.
Faleide
A O
AO
Psychological Institute, University of Oslo, Norway.
Galtung
V K
VK
Unger
S
S
Watten
R G
RG
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001249:Asthma / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors