title: A longitudinal examination of the parent-child distress relationship in children with juvenile rheumatic disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the longitudinal relationships between parent and child distress in a sample of children with juvenile rheumatic diseases (JRDs).
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-lagged panel correlation analysis tested the temporal precedence of parent distress versus child distress over a 1-year period.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-seven children (ages 9-17 years; 22 girls) diagnosed with JRD and their parents completed self-report measures on 2 occasions (assessment interval M = 12 months).
  
  
  METHODS
  Child Depression Inventory and Brief Symptom Inventory.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant cross-sectional parent-child distress associations were observed at both time points. Moreover, Time 1 parent distress predicted child distress at Time 2 after child-reported functional ability was controlled; Time 1 child distress was unrelated to Time 2 parent distress. Cross-lagged panel correlations demonstrated the temporal precedence of parent distress relative to child distress in the parent-child distress relationship.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These preliminary findings underscore the importance of parent distress in parent-child transactional adjustment, and suggest a predominant role for parent distress in children's adjustment to JRDs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Murray Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA. jamie.ryan@okstate.edu
authors.forename: Jamie L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: Rachelle R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Ramsey
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Fedele
authors.forename: Larry L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Mullins
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Chaney
authors.forename: James N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Jarvis
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological