Negative Parenting Mediates the Longitudinal Association between Parental Internalizing Symptoms and Child Oppositional Symptoms.

Marie-Theres Klemp, Christina Dose, Judith Mühlenmeister, Julia Plück, Laura Wähnke, Manfred Döpfner

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Trial report in Child psychiatry and human development, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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In the genetics of the beholder: gene-environment interplay for internalising and externalising behaviours using polygenic scores and adolescent perceptions of parenting.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025
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The Interplay between Maternal Depression and ADHD Symptoms in Predicting Emotional and Attentional Functioning in Toddlerhood.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2025
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Marie-Theres KlempFaculty of Medicine, School for Child and Adolescent Cognitive Behavior Therapy (AKiP), University of Cologne, University Hospital Cologne, Pohligstr. 9, 50969, Cologne, Germany. marie-theres.klemp@uk-koeln.de.

Christina DoseFaculty of Medicine, School for Child and Adolescent Cognitive Behavior Therapy (AKiP), University of Cologne, University Hospital Cologne, Pohligstr. 9, 50969, Cologne, Germany.

Judith MühlenmeisterFaculty of Medicine, School for Child and Adolescent Cognitive Behavior Therapy (AKiP), University of Cologne, University Hospital Cologne, Pohligstr. 9, 50969, Cologne, Germany.

Julia PlückFaculty of Medicine, School for Child and Adolescent Cognitive Behavior Therapy (AKiP), University of Cologne, University Hospital Cologne, Pohligstr. 9, 50969, Cologne, Germany.

Laura WähnkeFaculty of Medicine, School for Child and Adolescent Cognitive Behavior Therapy (AKiP), University of Cologne, University Hospital Cologne, Pohligstr. 9, 50969, Cologne, Germany.

Manfred DöpfnerFaculty of Medicine, School for Child and Adolescent Cognitive Behavior Therapy (AKiP), University of Cologne, University Hospital Cologne, Pohligstr. 9, 50969, Cologne, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research has pointed to both cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between parental internalizing symptoms and child externalizing symptoms. This study analyzed whether the association is mediated by negative parenting behavior in view of previous reports that both parental internalizing symptoms and child externalizing symptoms are related to parenting behaviors. Longitudinal data for the current analyses were derived from a randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of a web-assisted self-help intervention for parents of children with elevated levels of externalizing symptoms. Two different mediation models were analyzed, one using attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms as the dependent variable and the other using oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptoms. Both models included parental internalizing symptoms as the independent variable, negative parenting behavior as a mediator, and study condition as a confounder. The longitudinal analyses support the mediating role of negative parenting behavior in the association between early parental internalizing symptoms and later child ODD symptoms.

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Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior DisordersParentingParentsAdultAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityChildFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleParent-Child RelationsAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorderLongitudinal analysisOppositional defiant disorderParentingRandomized controlled trial

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PMID37477825

DOI10.1007/s10578-023-01575-0

PMCPMC11928399

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