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Research paper thumbnail of Prevalence and development of psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence

Archives of general …, Jan 1, 2003

Background: This longitudinal community study assessed the prevalence and development of psychiat... more Background: This longitudinal community study assessed the prevalence and development of psychiatric disorders from age 9 through 16 years and examined homotypic and heterotypic continuity. Methods: A representative population sample of 1420 children aged 9 to 13 years at intake were assessed annually for DSM-IV disorders until age 16 years. Results: Although 3-month prevalence of any disorder averaged 13.3% (95% confidence interval [CI], 11.7%-15.0%), during the study period 36.7% of participants (31% of girls and 42% of boys) had at least 1 psychiatric disorder. Some disorders (social anxiety, panic, depression, and substance abuse) increased in prevalence, whereas others, including separation anxiety disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), decreased. Lagged analyses showed that children with a history of psychiatric disorder were 3 times more likely than those with no previous disorder to have a diagnosis at any subsequent wave (odds ratio, 3.7; 95% CI, 2.9-4.9; PϽ.001). Risk from a previous diagnosis was high among both girls and boys, but it was significantly higher among girls. Continuity of the same disorder (homotypic) was significant for all disorders except specific phobias. Continuity from one diagnosis to another (heterotypic) was significant from depression to anxiety and anxiety to depression, from ADHD to oppositional defiant disorder, and from anxiety and conduct disorder to substance abuse. Almost all the heterotypic continuity was seen in girls. Conclusions: The risk of having at least 1 psychiatric disorder by age 16 years is much higher than point estimates would suggest. Concurrent comorbidity and homotypic and heterotypic continuity are more marked in girls than in boys.

Research paper thumbnail of Identity development, parental and peer support in adolescence: Results of a national Dutch survey

Adolescence, Jan 1, 1995

The aims of this study were to examine the development and structure of identity throughout adole... more The aims of this study were to examine the development and structure of identity throughout adolescence, and the influence of parents and peers on identity development. A representative sample of Dutch adolescents, aged 12 to 14, completed the Utrecht-Groningen Identity Development Scale (U-GIDS). This instrument encompasses separate scales for commitment in exploration for relational, school, and occupational identity. The results show that relational identity becomes consistently stronger as adolescents grow older. Less consistent developmental trends were found for school identity, and no developmental trends for occupational identity. A different identity structure was found in different groups of adolescents. For girls the relational identity is much more important than school or occupational identity. The same difference was found in adolescents aged 21 to 24 vs. their younger peers. Identity development is mostly influenced by peers, with parents having only an additive positive influence.

Research paper thumbnail of The inventory of parent and peer attachment: Individual differences and their relationship to psychological well-being in adolescence

Journal of youth and adolescence, Jan 1, 1987

Thank you for your request for information concerning the research that we have conducted on adol... more Thank you for your request for information concerning the research that we have conducted on adolescents' perceived attachment to peers and parents. First, we have enclosed a copy of our article in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence in 1987 that introduced the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment. We have also enclosed a manual providing information on our factor analyses of the scales, information on reliability of the scales, and a scoring key.

Research paper thumbnail of Parental bonding and mental health in adolescence

…, Jan 1, 1997

... gap is even greater despite the closeness in age (mean age: 15.4), and ... affectionless cont... more ... gap is even greater despite the closeness in age (mean age: 15.4), and ... affectionless control) gave rise to psychological symptomatology and a lesser-feeling of well-being. ... The interplaybetween the two factors of Parker's conceptualization and quantification of parental bonding ...

Research paper thumbnail of Patterns of parenting during adolescence: Perceptions of adolescents and parents

Adolescence, Jan 1, 1996

The purposes of this study were (1) to explore differences in maternal and paternal parenting sty... more The purposes of this study were (1) to explore differences in maternal and paternal parenting style and parental involvement, (2) to examine the differences between parents' and adolescents' perceptions of parenting style and parental involvement, and (3) to explore the changes in parenting style and parental involvement between the adolescents' ninth and twelfth grade years. Subjects were 244 ninth graders recruited from several school districts in the Southeast and Midwest. Thirty-one subjects participated in a small longitudinal study three years later when they were in the twelfth grade. Measures of maternal and parental demandingness, responsiveness, values toward achievement, involvement in schoolwork, and involvement in school functions, designed for this program of research, were obtained from both adolescents and their parents. Results showed that both adolescents and parents perceived mothers to be more involved in parenting than were fathers during both ninth and twelfth grades. Mothers and fathers were not found to be different regarding their values toward achievement. Additionally, both mothers and fathers perceived themselves to be higher on all aspects of parenting than their adolescents perceived them to be during both ninth and twelfth grades. In the longitudinal study, both adolescents and parents perceived levels of parenting to drop between ninth and twelfth grades, except values toward achievement which did not change. Implications for interpretation of existing research and for considerations of future research are discussed.

Research paper thumbnail of Prevalence and development of psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence

Archives of general …, Jan 1, 2003

Background: This longitudinal community study assessed the prevalence and development of psychiat... more Background: This longitudinal community study assessed the prevalence and development of psychiatric disorders from age 9 through 16 years and examined homotypic and heterotypic continuity. Methods: A representative population sample of 1420 children aged 9 to 13 years at intake were assessed annually for DSM-IV disorders until age 16 years. Results: Although 3-month prevalence of any disorder averaged 13.3% (95% confidence interval [CI], 11.7%-15.0%), during the study period 36.7% of participants (31% of girls and 42% of boys) had at least 1 psychiatric disorder. Some disorders (social anxiety, panic, depression, and substance abuse) increased in prevalence, whereas others, including separation anxiety disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), decreased. Lagged analyses showed that children with a history of psychiatric disorder were 3 times more likely than those with no previous disorder to have a diagnosis at any subsequent wave (odds ratio, 3.7; 95% CI, 2.9-4.9; PϽ.001). Risk from a previous diagnosis was high among both girls and boys, but it was significantly higher among girls. Continuity of the same disorder (homotypic) was significant for all disorders except specific phobias. Continuity from one diagnosis to another (heterotypic) was significant from depression to anxiety and anxiety to depression, from ADHD to oppositional defiant disorder, and from anxiety and conduct disorder to substance abuse. Almost all the heterotypic continuity was seen in girls. Conclusions: The risk of having at least 1 psychiatric disorder by age 16 years is much higher than point estimates would suggest. Concurrent comorbidity and homotypic and heterotypic continuity are more marked in girls than in boys.

Research paper thumbnail of Identity development, parental and peer support in adolescence: Results of a national Dutch survey

Adolescence, Jan 1, 1995

The aims of this study were to examine the development and structure of identity throughout adole... more The aims of this study were to examine the development and structure of identity throughout adolescence, and the influence of parents and peers on identity development. A representative sample of Dutch adolescents, aged 12 to 14, completed the Utrecht-Groningen Identity Development Scale (U-GIDS). This instrument encompasses separate scales for commitment in exploration for relational, school, and occupational identity. The results show that relational identity becomes consistently stronger as adolescents grow older. Less consistent developmental trends were found for school identity, and no developmental trends for occupational identity. A different identity structure was found in different groups of adolescents. For girls the relational identity is much more important than school or occupational identity. The same difference was found in adolescents aged 21 to 24 vs. their younger peers. Identity development is mostly influenced by peers, with parents having only an additive positive influence.

Research paper thumbnail of The inventory of parent and peer attachment: Individual differences and their relationship to psychological well-being in adolescence

Journal of youth and adolescence, Jan 1, 1987

Thank you for your request for information concerning the research that we have conducted on adol... more Thank you for your request for information concerning the research that we have conducted on adolescents' perceived attachment to peers and parents. First, we have enclosed a copy of our article in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence in 1987 that introduced the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment. We have also enclosed a manual providing information on our factor analyses of the scales, information on reliability of the scales, and a scoring key.

Research paper thumbnail of Parental bonding and mental health in adolescence

…, Jan 1, 1997

... gap is even greater despite the closeness in age (mean age: 15.4), and ... affectionless cont... more ... gap is even greater despite the closeness in age (mean age: 15.4), and ... affectionless control) gave rise to psychological symptomatology and a lesser-feeling of well-being. ... The interplaybetween the two factors of Parker's conceptualization and quantification of parental bonding ...

Research paper thumbnail of Patterns of parenting during adolescence: Perceptions of adolescents and parents

Adolescence, Jan 1, 1996

The purposes of this study were (1) to explore differences in maternal and paternal parenting sty... more The purposes of this study were (1) to explore differences in maternal and paternal parenting style and parental involvement, (2) to examine the differences between parents' and adolescents' perceptions of parenting style and parental involvement, and (3) to explore the changes in parenting style and parental involvement between the adolescents' ninth and twelfth grade years. Subjects were 244 ninth graders recruited from several school districts in the Southeast and Midwest. Thirty-one subjects participated in a small longitudinal study three years later when they were in the twelfth grade. Measures of maternal and parental demandingness, responsiveness, values toward achievement, involvement in schoolwork, and involvement in school functions, designed for this program of research, were obtained from both adolescents and their parents. Results showed that both adolescents and parents perceived mothers to be more involved in parenting than were fathers during both ninth and twelfth grades. Mothers and fathers were not found to be different regarding their values toward achievement. Additionally, both mothers and fathers perceived themselves to be higher on all aspects of parenting than their adolescents perceived them to be during both ninth and twelfth grades. In the longitudinal study, both adolescents and parents perceived levels of parenting to drop between ninth and twelfth grades, except values toward achievement which did not change. Implications for interpretation of existing research and for considerations of future research are discussed.