Maternal Psychological Distress and Separation Anxiety Disorder in Children
The psychological wellbeing of parents have consistently been found to be a major risk factor for child development. However, few studies have been conducted on parental psychological wellbeing in relation to separation anxiety disorder (SAD) in particular. The current study examined the relation...
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| author | Mofrad, Sakineh Abdullah, Rohani Abu Samah, Bahaman Mansor, Mariani Baba, Maznah |
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| description | The psychological wellbeing of parents have consistently been found to be a major risk
factor for child development. However, few studies have been conducted on parental
psychological wellbeing in relation to separation anxiety disorder (SAD) in particular. The
current study examined the relationship between psychological distress in mothers and
SAD symptoms in children. A total of 120 children in first grade school and their mothers
participated in the study. SAD was measured using SAAS_C while maternal psychological
distress was assessed using GHQ_28. There was evidence that significant and positive
relationship existed between maternal anxiety and SAD in children. Maternal anxiety was
the main predictor for SAD in this study. The result highlights the psychological constructs
which may be relevant for the assessment and intervention in children suffering from SAD. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-70672016-02-02T08:31:54Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7067/ Maternal Psychological Distress and Separation Anxiety Disorder in Children Mofrad, Sakineh Abdullah, Rohani Abu Samah, Bahaman Mansor, Mariani Baba, Maznah The psychological wellbeing of parents have consistently been found to be a major risk factor for child development. However, few studies have been conducted on parental psychological wellbeing in relation to separation anxiety disorder (SAD) in particular. The current study examined the relationship between psychological distress in mothers and SAD symptoms in children. A total of 120 children in first grade school and their mothers participated in the study. SAD was measured using SAAS_C while maternal psychological distress was assessed using GHQ_28. There was evidence that significant and positive relationship existed between maternal anxiety and SAD in children. Maternal anxiety was the main predictor for SAD in this study. The result highlights the psychological constructs which may be relevant for the assessment and intervention in children suffering from SAD. Eurojournals 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7067/1/Maternal_Psychological_Distress_and_Separation_Anxiety.pdf Mofrad, Sakineh and Abdullah, Rohani and Abu Samah, Bahaman and Mansor, Mariani and Baba, Maznah (2009) Maternal Psychological Distress and Separation Anxiety Disorder in Children. European Journal of Social Sciences, 8 (3). pp. 386-394. ISSN 1450-2267 |
| spellingShingle | Mofrad, Sakineh Abdullah, Rohani Abu Samah, Bahaman Mansor, Mariani Baba, Maznah Maternal Psychological Distress and Separation Anxiety Disorder in Children |
| title | Maternal Psychological Distress and Separation Anxiety Disorder in Children |
| title_full | Maternal Psychological Distress and Separation Anxiety Disorder in Children |
| title_fullStr | Maternal Psychological Distress and Separation Anxiety Disorder in Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Maternal Psychological Distress and Separation Anxiety Disorder in Children |
| title_short | Maternal Psychological Distress and Separation Anxiety Disorder in Children |
| title_sort | maternal psychological distress and separation anxiety disorder in children |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7067/1/Maternal_Psychological_Distress_and_Separation_Anxiety.pdf |
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