title: Child maltreatment and interpersonal relationship among Chinese children with oppositional defiant disorder.
abstract: Child maltreatment negatively affects children's development and wellbeing. This study investigated the associations between child maltreatment (i.e., emotional neglect, emotional abuse, and physical abuse) and interpersonal functioning, including parent-child relationship, teacher-student relationship, and peer relationships among children with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). A total of 256 children with ODD and their parents and class master teachers from Mainland China completed questionnaires. Results showed a negative correlation between emotional abuse (parent-reported) and children's interpersonal relationships with parents, teachers, and peers. Emotional neglect and physical abuse were related to poor parent-child relationships. Latent profile analysis revealed three profiles of child maltreatment among children with ODD. ODD children with more severe levels of one type of maltreatment were also more likely to have experienced severe levels of other types of maltreatment. Children with ODD who were in the group of high maltreatment had the poorest quality of interpersonal relationships. Our findings highlight the urgent need to prevent child maltreatment and promote more positive parenting in families with ODD children.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Developmental Psychology, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, China.
authors.forename: Xiuyun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Institute of Developmental Psychology, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, China.
authors.forename: Longfeng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Macau, Macau.
authors.forename: Peilian
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, China Women's University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Zhonghui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education, Brigham Young University, Provo, USA.
authors.forename: Melissa Allen
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Heath
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Macau, Macau.
authors.forename: Hongfei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: Institute of Developmental Psychology, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, China; Academy of Psychology and Behaviour, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoyi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D019958:Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Child maltreatment; Interpersonal relationship; Latent profile analysis; Oppositional defiant disorder