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Mothers’ expressed emotion toward their school-aged sons: associations with child and maternal symptoms of psychopathology

Mothers’ expressed emotion toward their school-aged sons: associations with child and maternal symptoms of psychopathology
Mothers’ expressed emotion toward their school-aged sons: associations with child and maternal symptoms of psychopathology
Introduction Evidence suggests that mothers are negative and critical when talking about their children with behaviour problems. However the association with specific types of behaviour problems and the influence of both child and adult psychopathology on these relationships require further clarification. Methods Speech samples were gathered from mothers of 100 school-aged boys and coded using standard Expressed Emotion (EE) categories. Levels of maternal and child psychopathology were ascertained using standardised questionnaires completed by the mother. Results There were significant and positive correlations between criticism and child ADHD, conduct and emotional symptoms respectively. There were also significant and negative correlations between EOI and child ADHD and conduct problems. Conclusions The findings of the current study suggest that when considered together EE is driven more by the child rather than by maternal characteristics and these effects are specific to conduct and emotional problems. The implications of the findings are discussed.
expressed emotion, five minute speech sample, child psychopathology, parent psychopathology
1018-8827
458-464
Psychogiou, Lamprini
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Daley, Dave M.
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Thompson, Margaret J.
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Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J.S.
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Psychogiou, Lamprini
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Daley, Dave M.
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Thompson, Margaret J.
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Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J.S.
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Psychogiou, Lamprini, Daley, Dave M., Thompson, Margaret J. and Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J.S. (2007) Mothers’ expressed emotion toward their school-aged sons: associations with child and maternal symptoms of psychopathology. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 16, 458-464. (doi:10.1007/s00787-007-0619-y). (Submitted)

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Introduction Evidence suggests that mothers are negative and critical when talking about their children with behaviour problems. However the association with specific types of behaviour problems and the influence of both child and adult psychopathology on these relationships require further clarification. Methods Speech samples were gathered from mothers of 100 school-aged boys and coded using standard Expressed Emotion (EE) categories. Levels of maternal and child psychopathology were ascertained using standardised questionnaires completed by the mother. Results There were significant and positive correlations between criticism and child ADHD, conduct and emotional symptoms respectively. There were also significant and negative correlations between EOI and child ADHD and conduct problems. Conclusions The findings of the current study suggest that when considered together EE is driven more by the child rather than by maternal characteristics and these effects are specific to conduct and emotional problems. The implications of the findings are discussed.

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Submitted date: 2007
Keywords: expressed emotion, five minute speech sample, child psychopathology, parent psychopathology

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Local EPrints ID: 50037
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/50037
ISSN: 1018-8827
PURE UUID: 363267e5-56a7-4c07-ab3f-3f789a671a99

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Date deposited: 17 Jan 2008
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 10:02

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Author: Lamprini Psychogiou
Author: Dave M. Daley
Author: Margaret J. Thompson
Author: Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke

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