Social Support as Predictor of Psychopathology in the Adolescent Offspring of Psychiatric Patients

Autor/inn/en	Hoefnagels, Cees; Meesters, Cor; Simenon, Joke
Titel	Social Support as Predictor of Psychopathology in the Adolescent Offspring of Psychiatric Patients
Quelle	In: Journal of Child and Family Studies, 16 (2007) 1, S.87-97 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1062-1024
DOI	10.1007/s10826-006-9070-9
Schlagwörter	Personality Problems; Social Support Groups; Psychopathology; Patients; Multiple Regression Analysis; Adolescents; Predictor Variables; Role; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Case Studies; Measures (Individuals); Physiology; Emotional Disturbances; Stress Variables; Questionnaires; Parents; Mental Health; Scores; At Risk Persons; Parent Child Relationship; Prevention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Psychopathologie; Patient; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Prädiktor; Rollen; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Messdaten; Physiologie; Gefühlsstörung; Fragebogen; Eltern; Psychohygiene; Risikogruppe; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Prävention; Vorbeugung
Abstract	The potential role of social support for the adolescent offspring of psychiatric patients has hitherto not been examined. We examined whether the adolescent's level of psychiatric symptoms is dependent on the content and the function of social support (whether direct or moderating), controlling for perceived stress. In a cross-sectional design, 40 adolescents (11-18 yrs) with a parent exhibiting an affective or personality disorder were given several questionnaires, including the Youth Self Report (Achenbach), a Social Support Inventory, and the MUSIC, an inventory assessing perceived emotional and physiological stress reactions. The social support inventory consisted of three subscales to assess the positive and negative perception of social support, and the discrepancy between demand and supply of social support. The mentally-ill parents were given the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). Data were then analyzed using multiple linear regression analyses. Analyses showed that perceived stress and negative social support predicted the adolescent's level of psychiatric symptoms, and that social support served as a direct effect, and was independent of parental GHQ score. Results are discussed and the presently under-utilized potential of social support for this population at risk is highlighted as something warranting increased attention both in terms of research and practical preventative steps. (As Provided).
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