TY - JOUR
T1 - Parental Occupational Exposure is Associated With Their Children's Psychopathology
T2 - A Study of Families of Israeli First Responders
AU - Kishon, Ronit
AU - Geronazzo-Alman, Lupo
AU - Teichman, Meir
AU - Teichman, Yona
AU - Cheslack-Postava, Keely
AU - Fan, Bin
AU - Duarte, Cristiane S.
AU - Wicks, Judith
AU - Musa, George J.
AU - Djalovski, Amir
AU - Tadmor, Boaz
AU - Moreno, Diana Rodriguez
AU - Cycowicz, Yael
AU - Amsel, Lawrence
AU - Bresnahan, Michaeline
AU - Hoven, Christina W.
PY - 2020/11/1
Y1 - 2020/11/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between parental occupational exposure to traumatic events and their children's mental health in families of First Responders (FRs), a neglected area of research. METHODS: In 208 families of Israeli FRs, children's symptoms and comorbidity patterns of seven psychiatric disorders were regressed on parental work-related variables, controlling for relevant covariates. RESULTS: Having a father working as a FR and higher paternal exposure were associated with a greater number of separation anxiety and posttraumatic stress symptoms, respectively. Maternal exposure was associated with a greater number of symptoms of generalized anxiety, panic disorder, depression, and oppositional defiant disorder, and with increased odds of comorbid internalizing symptomatology. CONCLUSIONS: Additional research on children of FRs is encouraged. An adaption to this understudied population of family-centered interventions available for military families could inform targeted prevention efforts.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between parental occupational exposure to traumatic events and their children's mental health in families of First Responders (FRs), a neglected area of research. METHODS: In 208 families of Israeli FRs, children's symptoms and comorbidity patterns of seven psychiatric disorders were regressed on parental work-related variables, controlling for relevant covariates. RESULTS: Having a father working as a FR and higher paternal exposure were associated with a greater number of separation anxiety and posttraumatic stress symptoms, respectively. Maternal exposure was associated with a greater number of symptoms of generalized anxiety, panic disorder, depression, and oppositional defiant disorder, and with increased odds of comorbid internalizing symptomatology. CONCLUSIONS: Additional research on children of FRs is encouraged. An adaption to this understudied population of family-centered interventions available for military families could inform targeted prevention efforts.
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001971
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001971
M3 - מאמר
C2 - 32769795
AN - SCOPUS:85095460965
VL - 62
SP - 904
EP - 915
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
SN - 1076-2752
IS - 11
ER -
