Diversity of Outcomes Among Adolescent Children of Mothers With Mental Illness

Autor/inn/en	Mowbray, Carol T.; Bybee, Deborah; Oyserman, Daphna; Allen -Meares, Paula; MacFarlane, Peter; Hart-Johnson, Tamera
Titel	Diversity of Outcomes Among Adolescent Children of Mothers With Mental Illness
Quelle	In: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 12 (2004) 4, S.206-221 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1063-4266
Schlagwörter	Behavior Problems; Substance Abuse; Social Isolation; Preschool Children; Multivariate Analysis; Mental Disorders; Mothers; Mental Health; Adolescents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Soziale Isolation; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Multivariate Analyse; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Mother; Mutter; Psychohygiene; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher
Abstract	Children of parents with mental illness are an at-risk population according to research on psychiatric outcomes using White, middle-class samples of depressed parents and infants and preschool children. The current study expands this evidence by exploring within-group heterogeneity across psychosocial outcomes, in a racially diverse, low-income sample of adolescent children of mothers with mental illness (N = 166). Using measures of mental health, academics, behavior problems, and social relationships -- and employing cluster analysis methodology -- we identified five meaningful subgroups of these youth. Two of five identified clusters evidenced mental health symptoms (15%) or possible behavioral problems (27%). The largest cluster (30%) appeared quite socially and academically competent; another cluster (22%) presented as average in their functioning but adult-oriented. A final small cluster (4.8%) was distinguished by members' social isolation. Cluster membership related to maternal substance abuse history, father's relationship to youth, and social support available to mothers. Implications for planning preventive interventions are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10