The effect of personality traits and parental attitudes on treatment in children and adolescents: a 6-month follow-up study

Authors : Müjen İLNEM

Pages : 482-490

Doi:10.18621/eurj.1049308

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Publication Date : 2022-07-04

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objectives: This study aims to examine the effects of personality traits and parental attitudes on the change of emotional and behavioral problems in children and adolescents with mental disorders receiving outpatient treatment during the six months. Methods: In the study, 233 individuals between the ages of 7-17 who applied to the Child Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic of a private hospital in Istanbul between September 2015 and September 2017 and who had psychiatric disorders regarding DSM-V diagnostic criteria were evaluated before treatment with the Sociodemographic Data Form, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SDQ);, Quick Big Five Personality Test insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(QBFPT);, and Parental Attitude Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PAS);. Emotional and behavioral problems of children and adolescents who were followed up for psychiatric treatment were evaluated by SDQ at the first, third, and sixth months. Results: According to the Pearson Correlation Analysis, it was found that the SDQ total scores of children and adolescents in the pre-treatment period were statistically significantly positively correlated with the Democratic Attitude subscale scores insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r = 0.129, p = 0.049);. Considering the QBFPT and PAS sub-dimension scores in ANCOVA analyzes, the change in the SDQ total scores before and after treatment was statistically significant insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( p < 0.05);, and Democratic Attitude subscale scores insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(F = 2.70, p = 0.048); and Emotional Stability subscale scores insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(F = 3.27, p = 0.023); had statistically significant effects on this change. Conclusions: In children and adolescents with mental disorders, focusing on democratic attitudes and personality traits associated with emotional stability may help reduce emotional and behavioral problems during treatment.
Keywords : Emotional and behavioral problems, personality traits, parental attitudes