Patterns of posttraumatic stress symptoms in parents of childhood cancer survivors

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An analysis was conducted on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reaction index scores of 98 couples parenting adolescent childhood cancer survivors to describe patterns on posttraumatic stress (PTS) in families yielding 5 clusters, minimal PTS, mothers elevated, disengaged, fathers elevated and elevated PTS. The clinically meaningful patterns reveal that a majority of families had at least one parent with moderate to severe PTS which supports the development of family based interventions for this population.

United States, Health aspects, Care and treatment, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Chronically ill children, Cancer survivors

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Assessing the validity of parenting measures in a sample of Chinese adolescents

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Study done to assess the construct validity of adolescent-report parenting behavior measures in a sample of 480 adolescents from Beijing, China is presented. Results of the study suggested that maternal support, monitoring and autonomy granting were valid measures when assessing maternal socialization strategies and Chinese adolescent development.

Family

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