Bidirectional effects of behavior problems and parenting behaviors following adolescent brain injury.

ABSTRACT: Purpose/Objective: Existing evidence suggests that the relationship between adolescent behavior problems following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and injury-related family burden may be bidirectional, with increased child behavior problems contributing to greater family burden over the first year postinjury and vice versa. We extended existing evidence by prospectively examining reciprocal influences between parent-adolescent interactions and adolescent behavior problems over the initial 2 years postinjury. Research Method/Design: Participants included 117 adolescents ages 12-17 with moderate-to-severe TBIs and their parents who participated in a randomized controlled trial. At baseline, adolescent-parent dyads completed a videotaped problem-solving task that yiel

SUBMITTER: Moscato EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8630644 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature