Understanding the relationship between parenting style and chronic pain in adolescents: a structural equation modelling approach

BMC Psychology

Maryam Shaygan¹  Mina Zarmehr²  Maryam Mollaie²  Hamidreza Hassanipour²  Pardis Bostanian³ 

[1] Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 713451359, Shiraz, Iran;Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;

关键词: Adolescents;    Chronic pain;    Emotional intelligence;    Parenting style;    Psychological distress;    Self-esteem;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40359-021-00704-5

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundAlthough the context of parenting has been incorporated into psychosocial pain research, very little attention has been paid to how parenting styles influence chronic pain in adolescents. The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of self-esteem, emotional intelligence, and psychological distress in the association between parenting styles and chronic pain.MethodSeven hundred and thirty nine adolescents and their parents participated in this study. To identify adolescents with chronic pain, screening questions based on the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases were used. Baumrind parenting style questionnaire was used to assess the parenting style (permissive, authoritarian, and authoritative parenting styles). The structural equation modelling (SEM) was carried out in M-Plus version 6 to evaluate the direct, indirect, and total effects of different parenting styles on chronic pain.ResultsThe results in the SEM models revealed that only the indirect paths from authoritative and authoritarian parenting styles to pain through emotional intelligence (βauthoritative = − 0.003, 95% CI = − 0.008 to − 0.003; βauthoritarian = 0.001, 95% CI = 0.001 to 0.003) and psychological distress (βauthoritative = − 0.010, 95% CI = − 0.021 to − 0.004; βauthoritarian = 0.008, 95% CI = 0.004 to 0.016) were significant. Indirect paths from permissive style to pain and the mediating role of self-esteem were not significant.DiscussionEmotional intelligence and psychological distress significantly mediated the effects of authoritative and authoritarian parenting styles on chronic pain. The current results support the notion that interventions targeting effective parent–adolescent communication may be an important part of chronic pain management in adolescents. Moreover, the results provide rationale for targeting emotional intelligence and psychological distress in adolescents by explicitly teaching effective communication skills, expressing opinions and minds, and emotion regulation strategies.

【 授权许可】

CC BY