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Child and Family Psychiatric and Psychological Factors Associated With Child Physical Health Problems

Year: 2010
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: To examine associations among Puerto Rican children's physical health problems and children's internalizing disorders, parental psychopathology and acculturative stress, and family factors. A population-based probability sample of 2491 Puerto Rican children, aged between 5 and 13 years, and caregivers from the South Bronx and the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico participated in this study. The parent version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children-IV was used to assess children's internalizing disorders. Children's anxiety disorders, parental psychopathology, and acculturative stress were associated with childhood asthma, abdominal pain, and headaches. Children's depressive disorders, maternal acceptance, and family functioning were associated with abdominal pain and headaches. Parents of children living in Puerto Rico were more likely to report physical health problems in their children than in the Bronx. Children's internalizing disorders, parental psychopathology, and acculturative stress may be important areas to target among Puerto Rican children with physical health problems.
DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0b013e3181d61271
Institutions: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, University of California, Los Angeles, Brown University, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico System
Language: English
Field: Psychology
Open Access status: green
Awards: UPR-CHA Research Center of Excellence: Making a Difference for Latino Health, G1672740923, G2227195250, G2614417483, G284424322, G4541087135
OpenAlex ID: W1973148679
FWCI: 7.747
Cites: 63
Cited by: 61
Related to: 10