Perceptions and congruence of symptoms and communication among second-generation Cambodian youth and parents: A matched-control design
Perceptions and congruence of symptoms and communication among second-generation Cambodian youth and parents: A matched-control design
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DOI：
10.1007/s10578-006-0018-5
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发表时间：
2006-09-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Daley, Tamara C.
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作者：
Daley, Tamara C.
本研究采用诊所和社区儿童的配对对照设计，研究了柬埔寨第二代儿童及其父母之间的沟通知觉与症状报告之间的关系。在这两个样本中，儿童报告的症状都明显高于父母。门诊父母报告的症状比社区父母多，但在儿童之间没有观察到差异，儿童报告的症状的平均水平与过去检查临床人群的研究相似。父母报告的沟通能力比孩子好，社区受访者报告的沟通能力比诊所的同行好。同一信息者沟通预测症状报告。这些数据表明，沟通是了解这一群体症状的关键因素，提供了证据表明儿童对沟通的感知特别重要，使用匹配对照设计可能会在社区样本中揭示出高水平的症状，否则就没有被发现。
This study examined the relationship between perception of communication and report of symptoms among second-generation Cambodian children and their parents using a matched-control design of clinic and community children. Children reported significantly higher symptoms than parents in both samples. Clinic parents reported more symptoms than community parents, but no differences were observed between children, and the mean level of child-reported symptoms was similar to past studies examining clinic populations. Parents reported better communication than children, and community respondents reported better communication than their clinic counterparts. Same-informant communication predicted symptom report. These data suggest that communication is a key factor in understanding symptoms in this group, provide evidence that child perception of communication is particularly important, and that the use of a matched control design might reveal high symptom levels in community samples that are otherwise undetected.