Abstract
Several studies demonstrated that maternal psychopathological risk is related to child's maladjustment, but until recently research has relatively neglected fathers. Disruptive Behavior Disorder (DBD) and Eating disorders (ED) have a large prevalence during childhood but a few studies have focused on their association with paternal psychopathological risk. One-hundred and thirty-nine children and their fathers were recruited from pediatric hospitals and outpatient clinics and paired with a healthy control group (CG). Fathers were administered the SCL-90/R and the CBCL 6–18 to assess: 1) psychopathological risk of fathers of children with DBD, ED and CG; 2) significant differences between ED and DBD fathers’ psychopathological profiles; and 3) associations between specific fathers’ psychopathological symptoms and children's emotional-behavioral problems. Fathers of children with ED showed a higher psychopathological risk than fathers of DBD offspring. Children with DBD showed higher externalizing symptoms. Paternal hostility was associated with internalizing problems in children with DBD. Paternal hostility showed a non-significant but clinically interesting association with internalizing problems in DBD children; interpersonal sensitivity was associated with internalizing problems in ED children. This study can constitute a contribution to a better understanding of the clinical characteristics of fathers of children with DBD and ED.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 60-66 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Psychiatry Research |
| Volume | 254 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 1 2017 |
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Keywords
- Developmental psychopathology
- Emotional-behavioral difficulties
- Hostility
- Interpersonal sensitivity
- Paternal psychiatric symptoms
- Paternal somatization
- Risk factors
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Biological Psychiatry
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Paternal psychopathological risk and psychological functioning in children with eating disorders and Disruptive Behavior Disorder. / Cerniglia, Luca; Muratori, Pietro; Milone, Annarita; Paciello, Marinella; Ruglioni, Laura; Cimino, Silvia; Levantini, Valentina; Tambelli, Renata.
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T1 - Paternal psychopathological risk and psychological functioning in children with eating disorders and Disruptive Behavior Disorder
AU - Cerniglia, Luca
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AU - Ruglioni, Laura
AU - Cimino, Silvia
AU - Levantini, Valentina
AU - Tambelli, Renata
PY - 2017/8/1
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AB - Several studies demonstrated that maternal psychopathological risk is related to child's maladjustment, but until recently research has relatively neglected fathers. Disruptive Behavior Disorder (DBD) and Eating disorders (ED) have a large prevalence during childhood but a few studies have focused on their association with paternal psychopathological risk. One-hundred and thirty-nine children and their fathers were recruited from pediatric hospitals and outpatient clinics and paired with a healthy control group (CG). Fathers were administered the SCL-90/R and the CBCL 6–18 to assess: 1) psychopathological risk of fathers of children with DBD, ED and CG; 2) significant differences between ED and DBD fathers’ psychopathological profiles; and 3) associations between specific fathers’ psychopathological symptoms and children's emotional-behavioral problems. Fathers of children with ED showed a higher psychopathological risk than fathers of DBD offspring. Children with DBD showed higher externalizing symptoms. Paternal hostility was associated with internalizing problems in children with DBD. Paternal hostility showed a non-significant but clinically interesting association with internalizing problems in DBD children; interpersonal sensitivity was associated with internalizing problems in ED children. This study can constitute a contribution to a better understanding of the clinical characteristics of fathers of children with DBD and ED.
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KW - Interpersonal sensitivity
KW - Paternal psychiatric symptoms
KW - Paternal somatization
KW - Risk factors
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