Disease-related stress in parents of children who are overweight: Relations with parental anxiety and childhood psychosocial functioning Article

Ohleyer, V, Freddo, M, Bagner, DM et al. (2007). Disease-related stress in parents of children who are overweight: Relations with parental anxiety and childhood psychosocial functioning . 11(2), 132-142. 10.1177/1367493507076065

cited authors

  • Ohleyer, V; Freddo, M; Bagner, DM; Simons, LE; Geffken, GR; Silverstein, JH; Storch, EA

authors

abstract

  • The psychometric properties of the Pediatric Inventory for Parents, a measure of chronic disease-related parental stress, were examined in a sample of 72 children and adolescents who are overweight. The correlations between disease-related parental stress and general parenting stress, parental and child anxiety and children's behavioral and psychological maladjustment were examined. The results demonstrated excellent internal consistency and modest correlations with a measure of general parenting stress. Significant and positive relations of medium to large effect sizes between disease-related parenting stress and internalizing and externalizing maladjustment were found. Internalizing and externalizing behavior moderated the relations between disease-related parenting stress and parental distress. Recommendations for use of the Pediatric Inventory for Parents in clinical settings and future research directions are discussed. © 2007 SAGE Publications Los Angeles, London, New Delhi and Singapore.

publication date

  • December 1, 2007

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

start page

  • 132

end page

  • 142

volume

  • 11

issue

  • 2