The health consequences of child mental health problems and parenting styles: unintentional injuries among European schoolchildren.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death for schoolchildren. We assessed the association between externalizing psychopathology, parenting style, and unintentional injury in European children in the community.

Methods

Data were drawn from the School Children Mental Health in Europe project and included 4517 schoolchildren across seven diverse European regions. Past-year injuries serious enough to seek medical attention were reported by mothers. Child mental health problems were assessed using validated measures and reported by the mothers, teachers, and children. Parenting styles were based on The Parenting Scale and the Parent Behaviors and Attitudes Questionnaire.

Results

Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms and oppositional defi

SUBMITTER: Keyes KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4409127 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature