Self-Differentiation and Family Function in Parents of Children with Psychopathology

정신병리아동 부모의 자아분화, 가족기능 관한 연구

The present study surveyed both the parents of 130 children with psychopathology and the parents of 240 normal children. children were between 2 and 12 years of age. No differences were found between parents in self-differentiation or in family function by type of disorder. Parents of children with psychopathology were lower than parents of normal children in self-differentiation; this was particularly evident in cognitive function-emotional function, and emotional cut-off. Patents of children with psychopathology were lower than parents of normal children in terms of family function. Multiple regression analyses indicated that parent's self-differentiation, children's psychopathology, and parent's education level had a significant influence on family function. The regression model explained 52% of the variance.