Parenting discipline styles and child psychopathology in a clinical sample of Egyptian children in the Nile Delta region
Abstract Background Few, if any, studies evaluated the effect of violent parenting discipline on children’s psychological well-being in the Nile Delta region. The current study aimed to explore the spectrum of violent versus non-violent parenting discipline styles practiced by a sample of Egyptian f...
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| description | Abstract Background Few, if any, studies evaluated the effect of violent parenting discipline on children’s psychological well-being in the Nile Delta region. The current study aimed to explore the spectrum of violent versus non-violent parenting discipline styles practiced by a sample of Egyptian families who came for psychiatric advice in Tanta Psychiatry and Neurology Center and the effects of such styles on youth’s problem behavior and psychiatric diagnoses. Two hundred and seven families were recruited and interviewed using the Kiddie Schedule of affective disorders and schizophrenia-present and life-time version “K-SADS-PL.” Arabic translated and validated versions of the conflict tactics scale–parent child version (CTS-PC) and the child behavioral checklist questionnaire (CBCL) for ages 6–18 years were used to evaluate parenting discipline styles and child psychopathology, respectively. Results Youth (n = 207) had an average age of 10.8 ± 2.8 years and 30% were females. A significant association was noted between all forms of psychological and physical violence against children, in addition to neglectful parenting, and both internalizing and externalizing problems in offspring with no significant differences between mild and severe forms of violence. Parents who were sexually abused as children had more tendency to practice violent discipline strategies on their own children. Conclusions All forms of child maltreatment, even mild forms, have a considerable effect on the child psychological development. National policies and legalization should be implemented to decrease child maltreatment and protect children from all forms of physical and sexual abuse. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-15ccff398b234963a7ad05eddc1dfeb42022-12-22T00:11:26ZengSpringerOpenMiddle East Current Psychiatry2090-54162020-10-0127111110.1186/s43045-020-00063-8Parenting discipline styles and child psychopathology in a clinical sample of Egyptian children in the Nile Delta regionMohammad A. Seleem0Reham A. Amer1Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta UniversityDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta UniversityAbstract Background Few, if any, studies evaluated the effect of violent parenting discipline on children’s psychological well-being in the Nile Delta region. The current study aimed to explore the spectrum of violent versus non-violent parenting discipline styles practiced by a sample of Egyptian families who came for psychiatric advice in Tanta Psychiatry and Neurology Center and the effects of such styles on youth’s problem behavior and psychiatric diagnoses. Two hundred and seven families were recruited and interviewed using the Kiddie Schedule of affective disorders and schizophrenia-present and life-time version “K-SADS-PL.” Arabic translated and validated versions of the conflict tactics scale–parent child version (CTS-PC) and the child behavioral checklist questionnaire (CBCL) for ages 6–18 years were used to evaluate parenting discipline styles and child psychopathology, respectively. Results Youth (n = 207) had an average age of 10.8 ± 2.8 years and 30% were females. A significant association was noted between all forms of psychological and physical violence against children, in addition to neglectful parenting, and both internalizing and externalizing problems in offspring with no significant differences between mild and severe forms of violence. Parents who were sexually abused as children had more tendency to practice violent discipline strategies on their own children. Conclusions All forms of child maltreatment, even mild forms, have a considerable effect on the child psychological development. National policies and legalization should be implemented to decrease child maltreatment and protect children from all forms of physical and sexual abuse.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43045-020-00063-8ParentingViolentDisciplineChildPsychopathologyNile |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad A. Seleem Reham A. Amer Parenting discipline styles and child psychopathology in a clinical sample of Egyptian children in the Nile Delta region Middle East Current Psychiatry Parenting Violent Discipline Child Psychopathology Nile |
| title | Parenting discipline styles and child psychopathology in a clinical sample of Egyptian children in the Nile Delta region |
| title_full | Parenting discipline styles and child psychopathology in a clinical sample of Egyptian children in the Nile Delta region |
| title_fullStr | Parenting discipline styles and child psychopathology in a clinical sample of Egyptian children in the Nile Delta region |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parenting discipline styles and child psychopathology in a clinical sample of Egyptian children in the Nile Delta region |
| title_short | Parenting discipline styles and child psychopathology in a clinical sample of Egyptian children in the Nile Delta region |
| title_sort | parenting discipline styles and child psychopathology in a clinical sample of egyptian children in the nile delta region |
| topic | Parenting Violent Discipline Child Psychopathology Nile |
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