The relationship between maternal and paternal psychological symptoms and ratings of adolescent functioning

    Authors

    K. Renk; A. Oliveros; A. Roddenberry; J. Klein; K. Sieger; R. Roberts;V. Phares

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Adolesc.

    Keywords

    mothers; fathers; adolescent; depression; anxiety; behavior problems; BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS; CHILD-BEHAVIOR; PARENT-REPORT; ANXIETY; MOTHERS; DEPRESSION; DISCREPANCIES; SPECIFICITY; ASSOCIATION; INFORMANTS; Psychology, Developmental

    Abstract

    Families with an adolescent between the ages of 11 and 18 years participated in a study examining the relationship between parental depressive and anxiety symptomatology and parental ratings of adolescents' functioning. This study indicated that mothers, fathers, and adolescents exhibited significant cross-informant correspondence (i.e. correlations) and very few significant differences in ratings of adolescents' functioning. After controlling for demographic variables and the ratings of other informants, mothers' depressive symptomatology was a significant predictor of mothers' ratings of adolescents' internalizing and externalizing behavior problems and competence. With regard to fathers' ratings, fathers' depressive symptomatology was a significant predictor of adolescents' internalizing behavior problems and competence, whereas fathers' depressive and anxious symptomatology was a significant predictor of adolescents' externalizing behavior problems. The findings of this study suggested the importance of considering maternal and paternal depressive symptomatology when parents are asked to provide ratings of their adolescents' functioning. (c) 2006 Published by Elsevier Ltd. on behalf of The Association for Professionals in Services for Adolescents.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Adolescence

    Volume

    30

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2007

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    467

    Last Page

    485

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000247430400007

    ISSN

    0140-1971

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