The Relationship of Parental Overprotection, Perceived Child Vulnerability, and Parenting Stress to Uncertainty in Youth with Chronic Illness

Objective To examine the relationship of parent-reported overprotection (OP), perceived child vulnerability (PCV), and parenting stress (PS) to youth-reported illness uncertainty, and to explore potential developmental differences. Method Eighty-two children and 82 adolescents (n = 164) diagnosed wi...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric psychology 2007-09, Vol.32 (8), p.973-982
Main Authors: Mullins, Larry L., Wolfe-Christensen, Cortney, Hoff Pai, Ahna L., Carpentier, Melissa Y., Gillaspy, Stephen, Cheek, Jeff, Page, Melanie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child clinical studies
childhood chronic illness
Chronic Disease
Female
Humans
illness uncertainty
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
overprotection
Parent-Child Relations
Parenting
parenting stress
Parents - psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
vulnerability
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Summary:Objective To examine the relationship of parent-reported overprotection (OP), perceived child vulnerability (PCV), and parenting stress (PS) to youth-reported illness uncertainty, and to explore potential developmental differences. Method Eighty-two children and 82 adolescents (n = 164) diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) or asthma, completed a measure of illness uncertainty, while their parents completed measures of OP, PCV, and PS. Results After controlling for demographic and illness parameters, both PCV and PS significantly predicted youth illness uncertainty in the combined sample. Within the child group, only PS significantly predicted illness uncertainty, whereas only PCV significantly predicted uncertainty for adolescents. Conclusion Specific parenting variables are associated with youth-reported illness uncertainty; however, their relationship varies according to developmental level. Although OP has been identified as a predictor of child psychological outcomes in other studies, it does not appear to be associated with illness uncertainty in youth with DM1 or asthma.
ISSN:0146-8693
1465-735X
DOI:10.1093/jpepsy/jsm044