Examination of Maternal Versus Paternal Ratings of Child Pre-Injury Functioning in Predicting Child Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-kent1619011262983312021-08-03T07:17:09Z Examination of Maternal Versus Paternal Ratings of Child Pre-Injury Functioning in Predicting Child Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms Sayer, MacKenzie Ann Psychology Pre-trauma internalizing and externalizing problems have been found to predict posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms (PTSS) in children following injury. However, child self-report is questionable in-hospital, due to their injury and associated medical care, and mothers and fathers have been shown to differ in the extent to which they report internalizing versus externalizing problems in their child. The current study examined the differential utility of maternal versus paternal ratings of child pre-trauma functioning (i.e., internalizing problems, externalizing problems, and prosocial behaviors) in predicting child PTSS three- and six-months post-injury. Eighty-four children were recruited from an emergency department after Emergency Medical Services (EMS) transport following injury, along with their parent(s). Dyadic (parent-child) analyses revealed that maternal reports of internalizing problems were significantly associated with child PTSS three- (F(5, 64)= 9.48, p <.001; ß=.44, p=.01) and six-months (F(5, 48)=5.57, p <.001; ß=.42, p=.03) post-injury. Paternal reports were not associated with child PTSS at either time point. In a subsample of triads (mother-father-child), mothers’ and fathers’ reports were only moderately correlated (rs= .30-.53), and neither maternal nor paternal ratings individually predicted child PTSS when both parents’ reports were in the model. Exploratory analyses revealed that family conflict and maternal initial PTSS moderated the relationship between maternal ratings of internalizing problems and child three-month PTSS. Results of this study suggest that maternal, but not paternal, report of child pre-injury internalizing problems may be a predictor of later child PTSS development. 2021-04-21 English text Kent State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent161901126298331 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent161901126298331 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Examination of Maternal Versus Paternal Ratings of Child Pre-Injury Functioning in Predicting Child Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms |
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Examination of Maternal Versus Paternal Ratings of Child Pre-Injury Functioning in Predicting Child Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms |
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Examination of Maternal Versus Paternal Ratings of Child Pre-Injury Functioning in Predicting Child Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms |
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examination of maternal versus paternal ratings of child pre-injury functioning in predicting child post-traumatic stress symptoms |
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