title: Parenting stress as a predictor of age upon admission to a child psychiatric inpatient facility.
abstract: The current study examined child symptoms and parenting stress as predictors of children's age upon admission to a psychiatric inpatient facility. The children (N = 252) ranged from 6 to 12 years of age; most were male (71%) and over half were African American (59%). Externalizing behavior symptoms were associated with a younger age upon admission and internalizing behavior symptoms were associated with an older age. Parental social isolation was associated with a younger child's age upon admission, whereas difficulty with parental attachment was associated with an older age.
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Paula J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Fite
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stoppelbein
authors.forename: Leilani
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Greening
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D019958:Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D015144:Southeastern United States; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*