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The impact of parental‐rearing styles on irritable bowel syndrome in adolescents: A school‐based study
Author(s) -
Xing Zhouxiong,
Hou Xiaohua,
Zhou Kan,
Qin Diyuan,
Pan Wen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/jgh.12388
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , irritable bowel syndrome , etiology , protective factor , odds ratio , parenting styles , risk factor , univariate analysis , child rearing , demography , multivariate analysis , pediatrics , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , psychology , sociology
Background and Aim A strong association between family function and irritable bowel syndrome ( IBS ) has been observed. Parental rearing styles, as a comprehensive mark for family function, may provide new clues to the etiology of IBS . This study aimed to explore which dimensions of parental rearing styles were risk factors or protective factors for IBS in adolescents. Methods Two thousand three hundred twenty adolescents were recruited from one middle school and one high school randomly selected from J iangan D istrict (an urban district in W uhan City). Data were collected using two C hinese versions of validated self‐report questionnaires including the R ome III diagnostic criteria for pediatric IBS and the E gna M innen B eträffande U ppfostran: One's Memories of Upbringing for perceived parental rearing styles. Results Ninety‐six subjects diagnosed as pediatric IBS were compared with 1618 controls. The IBS patients reported less both paternal and maternal emotional warmth (all P < 0.01) and more both paternal and maternal punishment, overinterference, rejection, and overprotection (only for father) (all P < 0.01) than the controls. Furthermore, the IBS patients had higher total scores of parental rearing styles (all P < 0.001) than the controls. With univariate logistic regression, standardized regression coefficients and odds ratios of parental rearing variables were calculated. Multivariate logistic regression revealed that paternal rejection ( P = 0.001) and maternal overinterference ( P = 0.002) were independent risk factors for IBS in adolescents. Conclusions Parental emotional warmth is a protective factor for IBS in adolescents and parental punishment, overinterference, rejection, and overprotection are risk factors for IBS in adolescents.