Relationship between Mental Health and Personality Traits in Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy
10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2014.11.018
- VernacularTitle:脑性瘫痪儿童父母心理健康状况与其人格特征的关系
- Author:
Lanmin GUO
;
Fengming XIAO
;
Zhimei JIANG
;
Zhihai LV
;
Shiling ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cerebral palsy, parents, mental health, personality
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2014;20(11):1068-1071
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the mental health and personality traits of the parents of cerebral palsy children. Methods 128 parents of cerebral palsy children and other 128 parents of healthy children were investigated with the Symptom Check List-90 (SCL-90), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ). Results The scores of SCL-90 were more in the parents of cerebral palsy children, especially in the factors of somatization, obsession, depression, anxiety, and paranoid (P<0.01). The personality traits characterized as introversion (P<0.05) and neuroticism (P<0.01). The multiple regression showed that some factors of SCL-90 were related with the personality of neuroticism. Conclusion The mental health of the parents of children with cerebral palsy are poor, which may be related with the personality of neuroticism.
