PURPOSE/ BACKGROUND: To examine whether male and female caregivers of children with a disorder of sex development (DSD) differ in levels of anxious and depressive symptoms. MATERIALS/ METHODS: Participants included 80 caregivers (40 males, 40 females) of 40 children with a DSD. Children were categorized based on illness characteristics including ambiguous genitalia, life-threatening, and life-threatening with ambiguous genitalia. Caregivers completed measures of anxious and depressive symptoms. RESULTS: A significant caregiver × diagnosis interaction for anxious symptoms emerged, with male caregivers of children with both ambiguous genitalia and a life-threatening condition reporting significantly lower levels of anxious symptoms than female caregivers of the same children. CONCLUSIONS: The findings are surprising because of the low level of anxious symptoms reported by male caregivers of children with a complex DSD. It is possible that they have disengaged themselves from the child and/or diagnosis, causing their female counterparts to take on more responsibility.
PURPOSE/ BACKGROUND: To examine whether male and female caregivers of children with a disorder of sex development (DSD) differ in levels of anxious and depressive symptoms. MATERIALS/ METHODS:Participants included 80 caregivers (40 males, 40 females) of 40 children with a DSD. Children were categorized based on illness characteristics including ambiguous genitalia, life-threatening, and life-threatening with ambiguous genitalia. Caregivers completed measures of anxious and depressive symptoms. RESULTS: A significant caregiver × diagnosis interaction for anxious symptoms emerged, with male caregivers of children with both ambiguous genitalia and a life-threatening condition reporting significantly lower levels of anxious symptoms than female caregivers of the same children. CONCLUSIONS: The findings are surprising because of the low level of anxious symptoms reported by male caregivers of children with a complex DSD. It is possible that they have disengaged themselves from the child and/or diagnosis, causing their female counterparts to take on more responsibility.
Authors: Alexandria M Delozier; Kaitlyn L Gamwell; Christina Sharkey; Dana M Bakula; Megan N Perez; Cortney Wolfe-Christensen; Paul Austin; Laurence Baskin; Kerlly J Bernabé; Yee-Ming Chan; Earl Y Cheng; David A Diamond; Rebecca E H Ellens; Allyson Fried; Denise Galan; Saul Greenfield; Thomas Kolon; Bradley Kropp; Yegappan Lakshmanan; Sabrina Meyer; Theresa Meyer; Natalie J Nokoff; Kristy J Reyes; Blake Palmer; Dix P Poppas; Alethea Paradis; Amy C Tishelman; Elizabeth B Yerkes; John M Chaney; Amy B Wisniewski; Larry L Mullins Journal: Arch Sex Behav Date: 2019-05-29
Authors: Katherine A Traino; Caroline M Roberts; Rachel S Fisher; Alexandria M Delozier; Paul F Austin; Laurence S Baskin; Yee-Ming Chan; Earl Y Cheng; David A Diamond; Allyson J Fried; Bradley Kropp; Yegappan Lakshmanan; Sabrina Z Meyer; Theresa Meyer; Cindy Buchanan; Blake W Palmer; Alethea Paradis; Kristy J Reyes; Amy Tishelman; Pierre Williot; Cortney Wolfe-Christensen; Elizabeth B Yerkes; Larry L Mullins; Amy B Wisniewski Journal: J Dev Behav Pediatr Date: 2022-03-30 Impact factor: 2.988
Authors: Megan N Perez; Alexandria M Delozier; Christopher E Aston; Paul Austin; Laurence Baskin; Yee-Ming Chan; Earl Y Cheng; David A Diamond; Allyson Fried; Saul Greenfield; Thomas Kolon; Bradley Kropp; Yegappan Lakshmanan; Sabrina Meyer; Theresa Meyer; Natalie Nokoff; Blake Palmer; Alethea Paradis; Dix Poppas; Kristy J Scott Reyes; Jonathan M Swartz; Amy Tishelman; Amy B Wisniewski; Cortney Wolfe-Christensen; Elizabeth Yerkes; Larry L Mullins Journal: J Urol Date: 2019-10-09 Impact factor: 7.600