title: The association between parenting behavior and somatization in adolescents explained by physiological responses in adolescents.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study adds to the knowledge on somatization in adolescents by exploring its relation with parenting behavior and the mediating/moderating role of physiological responses in adolescents to parenting behavior.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighteen adolescents with high and 18 adolescents with low somatization scores and their mothers completed a discussion task, from which observed parenting behavior scores were derived. Skin conductance in adolescents was measured before and during the discussion.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For adolescents with high levels of physiological responses, unadaptive parenting was related to a higher chance of high somatization scores. For low physiologically responsive adolescents, the relation between parenting behavior and somatization was not significant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Parenting behavior is not univocally related to somatization in adolescents, but the association depends on physiological responses in adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Parenting and Special Education Research Unit, University of Leuven, L. Vanderkelenstraat 32, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: rousseausofie@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sofie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rousseau
authors.affiliation: Centre for Special Needs Education & Youth Care, University of Groningen, Grote Rozenstraat 38, 9712 TJ Groningen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: h.grietens@rug.nl.
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grietens
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical & Life Span Psychology, University of Brussels, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address: johan.vanderfaeillie@vub.ac.be.
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vanderfaeillie
authors.affiliation: Centre of Youth Health Care, University of Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35 blok d, Belgium. Electronic address: karel.hoppenbrouwers@med.kuleuven.be.
authors.forename: Karel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoppenbrouwers
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: Roeljan.Wiersema@UGent.be.
authors.forename: Jan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wiersema
authors.affiliation: Clinical Psychology Research Unit, University of Leuven, Tiensestraat 102, 3000, Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: imke.baetens@ppw.kuleuven.be.
authors.forename: Imke
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Baetens
authors.affiliation: Parenting and Special Education Research Unit, University of Leuven, L. Vanderkelenstraat 32, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: Pieter.vos@ppw.kuleuven.be.
authors.forename: Pieter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vos
authors.affiliation: Parenting and Special Education Research Unit, University of Leuven, L. Vanderkelenstraat 32, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: karla.vanleeuwen@ppw.kuleuven.be.
authors.forename: Karla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Van Leeuwen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005712:Galvanic Skin Response; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Adolescents; Interaction; Observation; Parenting behavior; Physiological responses; Somatization