Family Functioning, Parental Psychological Distress and Child Behaviours: Evidence from the Victorian Child Health and Wellbeing Study

Renzaho, Andre Μ Ν; Mellor, David; McCabe, Marita P.; Powell, Martine B.

doi:10.1111/j.1742-9544.2011.00059.x

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“…Regarding studies that documented a relationship between FF and child/adolescent MH, healthy FF occurred alongside better MH (e.g. Renzaho et al, 2013); and poor FF was associated with MH problems (e.g. Infurna et al, 2016).…”

Section: The Association Between Ff and Mh Is Mixedmentioning

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The relationship between adverse childhood experiences, family functioning, and mental health problems among children and adolescents: a systematic review

Scully

McLaughlin

Fitzgerald

2019

Journal of Family Therapy

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This article reports a systematic review of the literature examining the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), family functioning (FF) and mental health (MH) problems among children and adolescents. The current review aims to thoroughly investigate the relationship between ACEs, FF and MH, and to synthesise the findings in the literature. Three databases were searched, and a narrative synthesis of the final thirty‐four articles is presented. The results of the systematic review indicate that the association between FF and child/adolescent MH is mixed; ACEs and child/adolescent MH are related; ACEs and FF are related; and demographic factors impact on the association between the three main variables. The literature suggests a strong association between ACEs, child and adolescent MH problems, and FF, and some overlap between these variables is evident. This systematic review highlights the importance of family‐focused care and the value of asking children about their experience of adverse childhood experiences in clinical practice. Practitioner points The literature suggests a strong relationship between ACEs, FF, and MH problems FF mediates the relationship between specific ACEs, and child/adolescent MH problems, although further research is warranted Clinicians working with children and adolescents with MH problems should be mindful of family‐centred care and ask children about their experience of ACEs

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Section: The Association Between Ff and Mh Is Mixedmentioning

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The relationship between adverse childhood experiences, family functioning, and mental health problems among children and adolescents: a systematic review

Scully

McLaughlin

Fitzgerald

2019

Journal of Family Therapy

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“…Family functioning refers to the extent to which families communicate effectively, manage daily life, and foster positive relationships (Zubrick, Williams, Silburn, & Vimpani, 2000). A well-functioning family system provides support for family members, and is associated with positive child and parent outcomes (Renzaho, Mellor, McCabe, & Powell, 2013). Evidence suggests that when there is a child with an ASD, family functioning is often affected in terms of greater strain on the family system; less participation in recreational activities (Myers, Mackintosh, & Goin-Kochel, 2009); and less flexibility and connectedness (Higgins, Bailey, & Pearce, 2005).…”

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Family functioning and behaviour problems in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The mediating role of parent mental health

Jellett

Wood

Giallo

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Clinical Psychologist

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Key words autism spectrum disorder, child problem behaviours, family functioning, parent mental health, parent stress. Correspondence Rachel Jellett, AbstractBackground: Parents of young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are often relied on to help implement therapy with their child, which occurs within a family context. Therefore, it is important to understand and support families where there is a child with an ASD. Although individual parent factors have received substantial research attention, fewer studies have investigated family functioning. This study explored the relationship between child behaviour problems and family functioning in families where there was a preschooler with an ASD. Parent mental health difficulties, including stress, fatigue, and depressive symptoms, were investigated as mediators in this relationship.Method: Participants included 97 parents with a preschooler diagnosed with an ASD. Parents completed an online questionnaire reporting on child behaviour problems, their own symptoms of stress, depression and fatigue, and family functioning.Results: Path analysis showed that the relationship between child behaviour problems and family functioning was mediated by depressive symptoms, but not stress and fatigue.Conclusions: These results highlighted one way that ASDs can impact on the family system, suggesting that when parents are overburdened by behaviour problems, there are implications for the family. The importance of providing clinical interventions and support to strengthen parent mental health and family functioning is discussed.

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“…Children's emotional and behavioral problems were measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) total difficulties score [26]. The SDQ has good reliability and validity, and it has been extensively used to screen for child and adolescent psychiatric disorders in many countries, including Australia [3,27,28]. The SDQ consists of 25 items, and each item is rated on a 3-point scale (0 = not true, 1 = somewhat true, 2 = certainly true).…”

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The Effects of Family Financial Stress and Primary Caregivers’ Levels of Acculturation on Children’s Emotional and Behavioral Problems among Humanitarian Refugees in Australia

Renzaho

Shi

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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The present study evaluated the application of the basic and extended (incorporated primary caregivers' levels of acculturation) Family Stress Model (FSM) to understand the effect of family financial stress and primary caregivers' levels of acculturation on children's emotional and behavioral problems among refugees in Australia. A total of 658 refugee children aged 5-17 and their primary caregivers (n = 410) from the third wave of a nationwide longitudinal project were included in this study. We used multilevel structural equation models with bootstrapping to test the indirect effects of family financial stress and caregivers' levels of acculturation (including English proficiency, self-sufficiency, social interaction, and self-identity) on children's emotional and behavioral problems through caregivers' psychological distress and parenting styles. The results showed that the extended FSM improved the model fit statistics, explaining 45.8% variation in children's emotional and behavioral problems. Family financial stress, caregivers' English proficiency, and self-identity had indirect effects on children's emotional and behavioral problems through caregivers' psychological distress and hostile parenting. The findings showed that interventions aimed at reducing caregivers' psychological distress and negative parenting could be effective in alleviating the adverse effects of family financial stress and caregivers' low levels of acculturation on refugee children's mental health.

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Family Functioning, Parental Psychological Distress and Child Behaviours: Evidence from the Victorian Child Health and Wellbeing Study

Cited by 22 publications

References 49 publications

The relationship between adverse childhood experiences, family functioning, and mental health problems among children and adolescents: a systematic review

The relationship between adverse childhood experiences, family functioning, and mental health problems among children and adolescents: a systematic review

Family functioning and behaviour problems in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The mediating role of parent mental health

The Effects of Family Financial Stress and Primary Caregivers’ Levels of Acculturation on Children’s Emotional and Behavioral Problems among Humanitarian Refugees in Australia

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