TY - JOUR
T1 - Positive parenting as a mediator of the relations between parental psychological distress and mental health problems of parentally bereaved children
AU - Kwok, Oi Man
AU - Haine, Rachel A.
AU - Sandler, Irwin
AU - Ayers, Tim S.
AU - Wolchik, Sharlene
AU - Tein, Jenn-Yun
N1 - Funding Information:
The first three authors contributed equally to the development of this article. Support for this research was provided by National Institute of Mental Health Grant P30 M439246–15 to establish a Preventive Intervention Research Center at Arizona State University, Grant 1R01 MH49155–05 to evaluate a preventive intervention for bereaved families, and Grant 2R01 MH49155–06 to conduct a 6-year follow-up of a preventive intervention for bereaved families.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - This study investigated a positive parenting composite of multiple measures of warmth and consistent discipline as a mediator of the relations between surviving parents' psychological distress and parentally bereaved children's mental health problems using both cross-sectional and prospective longitudinal models. The study included 214 bereaved children ages 7 to 16 and their surviving parent or current caregiver. A multirater, multimethod measurement model of positive parenting was developed. Although the mediational model was supported by analysis of the cross-sectional data, it was not supported in the 3-wave longitudinal model. However, the longitudinal model did find a significant path from positive parenting at Wave 2 to child mental health problems 11 months later at Wave 3, controlling for stability in child mental health problems. Implications for understanding the development of mental health problems of parentally bereaved children are discussed.
AB - This study investigated a positive parenting composite of multiple measures of warmth and consistent discipline as a mediator of the relations between surviving parents' psychological distress and parentally bereaved children's mental health problems using both cross-sectional and prospective longitudinal models. The study included 214 bereaved children ages 7 to 16 and their surviving parent or current caregiver. A multirater, multimethod measurement model of positive parenting was developed. Although the mediational model was supported by analysis of the cross-sectional data, it was not supported in the 3-wave longitudinal model. However, the longitudinal model did find a significant path from positive parenting at Wave 2 to child mental health problems 11 months later at Wave 3, controlling for stability in child mental health problems. Implications for understanding the development of mental health problems of parentally bereaved children are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15374424jccp3402_5
DO - 10.1207/s15374424jccp3402_5
M3 - Article
C2 - 15901226
AN - SCOPUS:20744455810
SN - 1537-4416
VL - 34
SP - 260
EP - 271
JO - Journal of clinical child psychology
JF - Journal of clinical child psychology
IS - 2
ER -