Christina M Sharkey1, Ashley H Clawson1, Larry L Mullins1, Tara M Brinkman2,3, Ching-Hon Pui4, Melissa M Hudson2,4, Kevin R Krull2,3. 1. Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma. 2. Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. 3. Department of Psychology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. 4. Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The current study examined associations between child executive functions and parenting capacities in long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). METHODS: Participants included 188 parent-child dyads; children were at least 8 years of age, 5 years postdiagnosis of ALL, and previously treated with chemotherapy only. Parents completed the Parental Protection Scale (PPS), Child Vulnerability Scale (CVS), and Decision-Making Questionnaire (DMQ). Children completed measures of executive functioning and general cognitive abilities. Multivariate multiple regression examined associations between child executive functioning and parenting, while controlling for child age, treatment risk, maternal education, and child intelligence quotient. An exploratory aim identified latent profiles of parenting capacities. RESULTS: Higher child cognitive flexibility (β = -0.16, P = .02) and planning abilities (β = -0.16, P = .049) were related to less parental overprotection. No other neurocognitive measures were related to child autonomy in decision making or perceived child vulnerability. For the exploratory aim, we found (a) a large class defined by normative parenting (94.3%) and (b) a small class characterized by higher levels of child vulnerability and overprotection. Class membership was unrelated to executive functioning, but higher maternal education was related to higher odds of class 2 membership (OR = 0.58, P = .04). CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that parents respond to child executive function difficulties with greater overprotection, which may be adaptive but not conducive to the development of independence. Although most parents report normative levels of child vulnerability and overprotection, a small subset demonstrate parenting practices that may place some survivors at risk for adverse outcomes.
OBJECTIVE: The current study examined associations between child executive functions and parenting capacities in long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). METHODS:Participants included 188 parent-child dyads; children were at least 8 years of age, 5 years postdiagnosis of ALL, and previously treated with chemotherapy only. Parents completed the Parental Protection Scale (PPS), Child Vulnerability Scale (CVS), and Decision-Making Questionnaire (DMQ). Children completed measures of executive functioning and general cognitive abilities. Multivariate multiple regression examined associations between child executive functioning and parenting, while controlling for child age, treatment risk, maternal education, and child intelligence quotient. An exploratory aim identified latent profiles of parenting capacities. RESULTS: Higher child cognitive flexibility (β = -0.16, P = .02) and planning abilities (β = -0.16, P = .049) were related to less parental overprotection. No other neurocognitive measures were related to child autonomy in decision making or perceived child vulnerability. For the exploratory aim, we found (a) a large class defined by normative parenting (94.3%) and (b) a small class characterized by higher levels of child vulnerability and overprotection. Class membership was unrelated to executive functioning, but higher maternal education was related to higher odds of class 2 membership (OR = 0.58, P = .04). CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that parents respond to child executive function difficulties with greater overprotection, which may be adaptive but not conducive to the development of independence. Although most parents report normative levels of child vulnerability and overprotection, a small subset demonstrate parenting practices that may place some survivors at risk for adverse outcomes.
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