Social Capital and Childhood Psychiatric Disorders: A Cross-sectional Study

The aim of this research was to determine whether social capital is associated with either the type or severity of psychiatric disorders of childhood, specifically, disorders of emotion and behaviour. Ninety parents of children between the ages of 4 and 18 years with an emotional disorder or behavio...

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Published in:Clinical child psychology and psychiatry 2009-04, Vol.14 (2), p.183-194
Main Authors: Pearson, Laura Jane, Oyebode, Femi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Affective Symptoms - diagnosis
Affective Symptoms - epidemiology
Affective Symptoms - psychology
Behavior
Behavior disorders
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Child Behavior Checklist
Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis
Child Behavior Disorders - epidemiology
Child Behavior Disorders - psychology
Child clinical studies
Child, Preschool
Childhood
Comorbidity
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diagnosis
Emotional-Behavioural problems
England
Female
Humans
Male
Medical diagnosis
Medical sciences
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - diagnosis
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental health
Miscellaneous
Psychiatric disorders
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Questionnaires
Residence Characteristics
Severity
Social Adjustment
Social capital
Social Identification
Social networks
Social Perception
Social Support
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:The aim of this research was to determine whether social capital is associated with either the type or severity of psychiatric disorders of childhood, specifically, disorders of emotion and behaviour. Ninety parents of children between the ages of 4 and 18 years with an emotional disorder or behavioural disorder participated in the study. They completed two questionnaires: the Child Behaviour Checklist (to assess severity of disorder) and a questionnaire measuring social capital. There was no statistically significant association between total social capital score and either diagnosis or severity of illness. However, two components of social capital showed significant associations: `perceptions of the local area' was significantly associated with severity of illness and `social networks' with diagnosis. The findings of this study suggest that some components of social capital may be more important in relation to mental health than others.
ISSN:1359-1045
1461-7021
DOI:10.1177/1359104508100883