Parental communication style and family relationships in children of bipolar parents.

Full Abstract

OBJECTIVES:
To examine relationships between parental communication styles and family environment in parents with bipolar disorder (BD) and their children (CBP).

METHODS:
On measures of parental communication styles and family environment, 20 BD parents and their 23 children (CBP) were compared to controls. Children completed a current mood measure.

RESULTS:
BD parents endorsed more negative communication styles and were less expressive than controls. CBP presented with more current or lifetime mood disorder diagnoses than control children (CC). Current depressive mood was associated with different perceptions of family environment for both CBP and CC.

CONCLUSIONS:
This familial high risk design indicated differences in family environment, parenting style, and in children of bipolar parents' perception of their family environment as it relates to their current mood.

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Author information

Author/s: Vance, Yvonne H (YH); Huntley Jones, Steven (S); Espie, Jonathan (J); Bentall, Richard (R); Tai, Sara (S);

Affiliation: Psychological Services, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK. yvonne.vance(-atsign-)rlc.nhs.uk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: The British journal of clinical psychology / the British Psychological Society (Br J Clin Psychol), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Sep; vol 47 (issue Pt 3) : pp 355-9

Dates: Created 2008/07/11; Completed 2008/09/03;

PMID: 18257975, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adolescent
Adult
Bipolar Disorder - diagnosis; psychology
Child
Child Behavior - psychology
Child of Impaired Parents - psychology; statistics & numerical data
Communication
Control Groups
Cross-Sectional Studies
Family Health
Family Relations

Female
Humans
Male
Mood Disorders - diagnosis; psychology
Parent-Child Relations
Parenting - psychology
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
Social Environment
Social Perception

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