Effect of parental depression on asthmatic children’s problem behavior and academic performance: using actor and partner interdependence model of parental variables

Abstract

Background The health issues of children with asthma is emerging to be a social problem because in many cases it is a disease that requires repetitive and long-term treatment, and the financial burden of parents raising children with asthma is relatively greater than parents raising normal children. It is necessary for health care providers to approach the mental health of parents in addition to managing the health of asthmatic children so that asthmatic children recover, smoothly adjust to school life like other normal children. This study attempts to determine the factors on the problem behavior and academic performance of the children with asthma.Methods The data of 236 pairs of children and parents from the 10th Panel Study on Korean Children were used and analysis was performed using SPSS 20.0 and AMOS 20.0.Results Parental depression had actor and partner effects on marital conflict, and marital conflict perceived by the father had actor and partner effects on parent-child interactions, while marital conflict perceived by the mother had actor effect on parent-child interactions. Parent-child interaction perceived by the father was found to affect the problem behavior of children, and parent-child interaction perceived by the mother was seen to affect the problem behavior of children. The problem behavior of children affects academic performance.Discussion This study is significant since it prepares basic data for improving the academic performance of children with asthma. We suggest research that longitudinally confirms the influence using variables presented in this study is necessary.