Parenting behaviors and posttraumatic symptoms in relation to children's symptomatology following a traumatic event.
Child- and caregiver-report about parenting behaviors, and caregiver-report of their own symptoms were examined in relation to children's symptomatology following a potentially traumatic event (PTE) among 91 youth. Child-report of hostile and coercive parenting was a salient predictor of child posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), internalizing symptoms, and personal adjustment. Caregivers' own trauma symptoms predicted caregiver-report of child PTSD, internalizing and externalizing symptoms, but not child-reported child symptoms. Implications for assessment and intervention following exposure to a PTE are emphasized.
Valentino
Kristin
K
University of Notre Dame, Department of Psychology and Center for Children and Families, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA. kristin.valentino@nd.edu
Berkowitz
Steven
S
Stover
Carla Smith
CS
D000293:Adolescent; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000523:psychology*