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Effect of maternal panic disorder on mother-child interaction and relation to child anxiety and child self-efficacy

Schneider, Silvia ; Houweling, Jiske ; Gommlich-Schneider, Susan ; Klein, Cordelia ; Nündel, Birgit ; Wolke, Dieter

In: Archives of Women's Mental Health, 2009, vol. 12, no. 4, p. 251-259

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    Titre
    • Effect of maternal panic disorder on mother-child interaction and relation to child anxiety and child self-efficacy
    Auteur
    • Schneider, Silvia. Department of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, University of Basel, Missionsstrasse 60/62, 4005, Basel, Switzerland
    • Houweling, Jiske. Department of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, University of Basel, Missionsstrasse 60/62, 4005, Basel, Switzerland
    • Gommlich-Schneider, Susan. Technische Universität Dresden, Mommsenstrasse 9, 01062, Dresden, Germany
    • Klein, Cordelia. Technische Universität Dresden, Mommsenstrasse 9, 01062, Dresden, Germany
    • Nündel, Birgit. Technische Universität Dresden, Mommsenstrasse 9, 01062, Dresden, Germany
    • Wolke, Dieter. Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL, Coventry, Great Britain
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Inglese
    Publié dans
    • Archives of Women's Mental Health, 2009, vol. 12, no. 4, p. 251-259. Springer Vienna
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:313642
    Summary
    To determine whether mothers with panic disorder with or without agoraphobia interacted differently with their children than normal control mothers, 86 mothers and their adolescents (aged between 13 and 23years) were observed during a structured play situation. Maternal as well as adolescent anxiety status was assessed according to a structured diagnostic interview. Results showed that mothers with panic disorder/agoraphobia showed more verbal control, were more criticizing and less sensitive during mother-child interaction than mothers without current mental disorders. Moreover, more conflicts were observed between mother and child dyadic interactions when the mother suffered from panic disorder. The comparison of parenting behaviors among anxious and non-anxious children did not reveal any significant differences. These findings support an association between parental over-control and rejection and maternal but not child anxiety and suggest that particularly mother anxiety status is an important determinant of parenting behavior. Finally, an association was found between children's perceived self-efficacy, parental control and child anxiety symptoms