LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF PARENT BEHAVIOR AND CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

描述（由申请人提供）：儿童精神病理学与成年期和儿童期的许多负面结果相关，并且已经确定父母的行为可以作为儿童精神病理学发展的关键保护因素和关键风险因素。在越南，家庭面临着广泛的挑战，随着越南经济和社会结构的变化，这些挑战在过去二十年中显著增加。估计越南儿童精神病理学患病率的研究普遍发现相对较高的比率，因此了解这些社会变化如何影响父母以及父母的行为如何影响他们的孩子是很重要的。对西方人群的研究可能并不完全适用于越南和其他亚洲国家，因为有一些研究表明，亚洲和西方之间特定类型的父母行为的意义和影响可能有所不同。因此，在越南的育儿研究可以服务于两个目的：（a）提供有关越南（和类似国家）的现状，这反过来又可以建议各种预防和干预儿童精神病理学的方法的适当性，和（B）更广泛地增加我们的知识有关的育儿行为对儿童功能的影响的潜在文化调节。关于评估越南的情况，拟议的项目将（a1）为越南制定一项父母行为的观察措施，因为迄今为止，越南所有关于父母行为的研究都依赖于儿童或父母对父母行为的报告;（a2）对220个家庭进行纵向研究，以确定不同的父母行为对儿童精神病理学的影响。为了更广泛地增加我们对父母养育效果的了解，这项拟议的研究将评估有关父母（和孩子）行为的原因和意义的文化信仰如何调节这种行为的影响。例如，拟议中的研究将评估儿童的文化信念在多大程度上认为父母的行为是规范的或具有积极的意图，可能会影响父母的行为对儿童行为的影响。因此，拟议的项目将寻求在越南以及更广泛的全球范围内增加对育儿和儿童精神病理学的理解。 公共卫生相关性：该项目侧重于越南儿童的心理健康和心理健康的预测因素。特别是，它旨在确定与积极的儿童心理健康结果相关的育儿行为，以及与消极的儿童心理健康结果相关的育儿行为。这些结果将建议如何为有情绪和/或行为心理健康问题的儿童制定最有效的育儿计划。因此，该项目与公共卫生直接相关。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Child psychopathology is associated with numerous negative outcomes in adulthood as well as in childhood, and it is well established that parents' behavior can serve as both a key protective factor as well as a key risk factor in the development of child psychopathology. In Vietnam, families face a wide range of challenges that have significantly increased over the past twenty years as Vietnam's economic and social fabric have changed. Studies estimating the prevalence of child psychopathology in Vietnamese children have generally found relatively high rates, and it thus is important to understand how these social changes have impacted on parents, and how parents' behavior is impacting on their children. Research with Western populations may not be entirely applicable to Vietnam and other Asian countries, as there is some research suggesting that the meaning and effects of specific types of parenting behaviors may differ between Asia and the West. Thus, research on parenting in Vietnam can serve two purposes: (a) provide information regarding the current situation in Vietnam (and similar countries), which in turn can suggest the appropriateness of various prevention and intervention approaches for child psychopathology, and (b) more broadly increase our knowledge regarding potential cultural moderators of the effects of parenting behavior on child functioning. In regards to assessing the situation in Vietnam, the proposed project will (a1) develop an observational measure of parenting behavior for Vietnam, as to date all research on parenting in Vietnam has relied on child or parent report of parent behavior; and (a2) conduct a longitudinal study with 220 families to identify the effects of different parenting behaviors on child psychopathology. In regards to more broadly increasing our knowledge regarding effects of parenting, the proposed study will assess how cultural beliefs about the causes and meaning of parents' (and children's) behavior moderates the effects of this behavior. For instance, the proposed study will assess the extent to which children's cultural beliefs regarding their parents' behavior as normative or as having positive intentions may influence the impact that the parenting behavior has on the children's behavior. Thus, the proposed project will seek to increase understanding about parenting and child psychopathology in Vietnam as well as more broadly globally. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: This project focuses on the mental health and predictors of the mental health of Vietnamese children. In particular, it seeks to identify parenting behaviors that are associated with positive child mental health outcomes, and parenting behaviors that are associated with negative child mental health outcomes. These results will suggest how parenting programs for children with emotional and / or behavioral mental health problems can most effectively be structured. Thus, this project is directly relevant to public health.