Parent-child agreement regarding children's acute stress:: The role of parent acute stress reactions
Parent-child agreement regarding children's acute stress:: The role of parent acute stress reactions
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DOI:
10.1097/01.chi.0000237703.97518.12
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发表时间:
2006-12-01
影响因子:
13.3
通讯作者:
Winston, Flaura
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作者:
Kassam-Adams, Nancy;Garcia-Espana, J. Felipe;Winston, Flaura
Objective: We examined parent-child agreement regarding child acute stress disorder (ASD) and the relationship between parent ASD symptoms and parent ratings of child ASD.Method: Parent-child dyads (N = 219; child age 8-17 years) were assessed within 1 month of child injury. Parent-child agreement was examined regarding child ASD presence, severity, and specific symptoms. Relationships among parent ASD and parent- and child-reported child ASD were examined using regression analysis and generalized estimating equations (GEE).Results: Parent-child agreement was low for presence of child ASD (K = 0.22) and for individual symptoms. Parent and child ratings of child ASD severity were moderately correlated (r= 0.35). Parent ASD was independently associated with parent-rated child ASD, after accounting for child self-rating (0 =.65). Generalized estimating equations indicated that parents with ASD overestimated child ASD and parents without ASD underestimated child ASD, compared to the child's self-rating.Conclusions: Parents' own responses to a potentially traumatic event appear to influence their assessment of child symptoms. Clinicians should obtain child self-report of ASD whenever possible and take parent symptoms into account when interpreting parent reports. Helping parents to assess a child's needs following a potentially traumatic event may be a relevant target for clinical attention.