In:
Clinical Pediatrics, SAGE Publications, Vol. 35, No. 6 ( 1996-06), p. 303-308
Abstract:
While a parental perception of child vulnerability to illness/injury is often used interchangeably with parental overprotection, research suggests that they are independent constructs. We hypothesized more frequent pediatric nonwell-child visits for perceived child vulnerability, but not for parental overprotection. The parents of 300 children, ages 2-5 years, enrolled in a health maintenance organization, were sampled. For children without medical conditions, there were no differences in nonwell-child care visits between the high perceived vulner ability and high parental protection groups (Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test, WRST, P =.31 ). As expected, high parental protection was not significantly associated with increased nonwell-child care visits compared with the low parental protection group (WRST, P=.14). These findings suggest that markers other than health care utilization are required to identify these forms of parent-child relationship disorders.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0009-9228
,
1938-2707
DOI:
10.1177/000992289603500603
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
1996
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2066146-0
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