Predictive Values of Early Parental Loss and Psychopathological Risk for Physical Problems in Early Adolescents
| Autor: | Giulia Ballarotto, Silvia Cimino, Renata Tambelli, Luca Cerniglia, Mimma Tafà, Eleonora Marzilli |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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physical illness
Dissociation (neuropsychology) Offspring lcsh:BF1-990 psychopathological risk 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Intervention (counseling) psychology (all) 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Association (psychology) Physical illness General Psychology adolescence Hazard regression analysis parental loss 05 social sciences Predictive value 030227 psychiatry lcsh:Psychology Early adolescents Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology Psychopathology |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 9 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 1664-1078 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00922 |
| Popis: | Background: Several studies have suggested that the early loss of parents is a potentially traumatic experience, exposing adolescents to a higher risk for the onset of psychopathological symptoms. Furthermore, research has shown an association between the loss of a parent in childhood and subsequent physical illnesses, but much less attention has been given to the predictive role of loss in the development of physical illness in adolescence. Methods: From a larger normative sample, we selected 418 early adolescents (and their surviving parents) each of whom had lost a parent in their first 3 years of life. We evaluate the offspring's and parents' psychopathological symptoms, dissociation, and physical problems over a 6-year period. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression analyses with time-dependent variables were used to examine the predictive values of the adolescents' and surviving parents' psychopathological symptoms, and youths' demographic characteristics (sex and age) for the occurrence of physical illness during a 6-year period of follow-up. Results: Independently of sex, the psychopathological risk of the surviving parents' and adolescents' affective problems and dissociation has been found to predict the occurrence of physical illnesses. Furthermore, dissociation was the most significant predictor of significant physical problems. Conclusion: These results may be relevant and an addition to the previous literature, opening up new possibilities for prevention and intervention that are oriented toward greater support for children who have experienced the loss of one parent and for surviving parents. |
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