Journal article
The Relationship Between Parental Psychopathology and Adolescent Psychopathology: An Examination of Gender Patterns
Journal of emotional and behavioral disorders, Vol.13(2), pp.67-76
04/2005
DOI: 10.1177/10634266050130020101
Abstract
The primary goal of this study was to examine the relationship between parental psychopathology (specifically, alcohol dependence and depression) and adolescent psychopathology, by the gender of the adolescent and the gender of the parent.The sample included 426 13- to 17-year-old adolescents and their parents. All participants were administered the SemiStructured Assessment for the Genetics of Alcoholism to obtain clinical psychiatric diagnoses. Paternal psychopathology (depression and alcohol dependence) significantly predicted adolescent alcohol dependence, whereas maternal psychopathology did not. Maternal alcohol dependence did not predict any of the adolescent psychiatric diagnoses. In contrast, both paternal depression and maternal depression significantly predicted adolescent conduct disorder and depression. In addition, maternal depression significantly predicted adolescent anxiety.No significant interactions between parental psychopathology and adolescent gender were observed. Nevertheless, results from this study underscore the importance of considering the gender of the parent when examining the relationship between parental psychopathology and psychopathology in the offspring.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Relationship Between Parental Psychopathology and Adolescent Psychopathology: An Examination of Gender Patterns
- Creators
- Christine Mccauley Ohannessian - University of DelawareVictor M Hesselbrock - University of Connecticut School of MedicineJohn Kramer - University of Iowa School of MedicineSamuel Kuperman - University of Iowa School of MedicineKathleen K Bucholz - Washington University School of MedicineMarc A Schuckit - University of California at San DiegoJohn I Nurnberger - Indiana University School of Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of emotional and behavioral disorders, Vol.13(2), pp.67-76
- Publisher
- Sage Publications; Los Angeles, CA
- DOI
- 10.1177/10634266050130020101
- ISSN
- 1063-4266
- eISSN
- 1538-4799
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2005
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Psychiatry
- Record Identifier
- 9984004198402771
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