Influence of Caregiver Substance Dependence and Serious Mental Illness on Children’s Mental Health: Moderating Effects of Social Support

Authors

Keva M. Miller, Portland State UniversityFollow
E. Roberto Orellana, Portland State UniversityFollow
Harold E. Briggs, University of GeorgiaFollow
Adam Quinn, University of Georgia

Published In

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

10-2014

Abstract

This study examined the relationships between caregiver alcohol dependence, drug dependence, and serious mental illness and internalizing and externalizing behaviors and whether these risks were moderated by social support. The study included 3,225 children ages 2–17 and their current caregivers, who participated in the second cohort of the National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-Being. Regression analysis indicated that caregiver alcohol dependence, serious mental illness, and social support were significantly associated with internalizing behaviors and caregiver serious mental illness and social support were significantly associated with externalizing behaviors. Results indicated that social support moderated the associations between caregiver alcohol dependence and internalizing and caregiver drug dependence and externalizing behaviors. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.

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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

Locate the Document

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-014-0326-8

DOI

10.1007/s10560-014-0326-8

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/24062

Citation Details

Miller, K.M., Orellana, E.R., Briggs, H.E. et al. Child Adolesc Soc Work J (2014) 31: 435.