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https://doi.org/10.24869/spsih.2026.220

Differences in Parenting Styles Toward Children With Mental Health Problems and Their Healthy Siblings: A Transdiagnostic Cross-Sectional Study

Mia Plenković ; Medicinski fakultet, Sveučilište u Splitu, Šoltanska 2A, 21000 Split, Hrvatska *
Dina Levačić ; Medicinski fakultet, Sveučilište u Splitu, Šoltanska 2A, 21000 Split, Hrvatska
Mirna Pleština ; Klinički bolnički centar Split, Spinčićeva 1, 21000 Split, Hrvatska
Jure Krstulović ; Medicinski fakultet, Sveučilište u Splitu, Šoltanska 2A, 21000 Split, Hrvatska; Klinički bolnički centar Split, Spinčićeva 1, 21000 Split, Hrvatska
Frane Franić ; Medicinski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Šalata 2, 10000 Zagreb, Hrvatska
Tomislav Franić ; Medicinski fakultet, Sveučilište u Splitu, Šoltanska 2A, 21000 Split, Hrvatska; Klinički bolnički centar Split, Spinčićeva 1, 21000 Split, Hrvatska

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Research aims: Mental health problems often
first emerge during adolescence and early adulthood,
but little is known about whether parents
adjust their approach toward a child with mental
health problems compared to their healthy brother
or sister. The aim of this study was to examine
whether there are differences in parenting styles
and child-rearing behaviors toward children
with mental health problems and their healthy
siblings. Materials and methods: The study was
conducted in Split, Croatia, from February 2024 to February 2025. It included parents of 101
children with various psychiatric diagnoses and
113 healthy children. Data were collected using
paper-and-pencil and online questionnaires, and
validated instruments were used to assess parenting
styles and parenting behaviors: the Parenting
Style Four Factor Questionnaire (PS-FFQ) and the
S-EMBU. Statistical analysis: Data were analyzed
using MedCalc. Normality of distribution was
tested with the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test. As
the data were not normally distributed, the median
and interquartile range are presented. The
Wilcoxon test was used to compare groups, and
Spearman’s correlation coefficient to examine
relationships between variables. Statistical significance
was set at p < 0.05. Results: Parents of
children with mental health problems were more
often divorced, younger, and of lower socioeconomic
status. Children with mental health problems
were more often exposed to an authoritarian
parenting style and higher levels of overprotection,
whereas healthy brothers and sisters more
often experienced an uninvolved parenting style.
In the control group, older children were more
frequently exposed to authoritarian parenting,
while younger children more often experienced
emotional warmth and overprotection. Conclusion:
Parents display different parenting patterns
toward a child with mental health problems and
their healthy brothers or sisters. Increased control
and protection toward the affected child and
lower involvement with the healthy child indicate
the need for greater support to families in order
to foster balanced parenting and preserve the
functioning of the entire family.

Ključne riječi

parenting styles; parents; adolescent psychiatry; mental disorders; siblings

Hrčak ID:

352368

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/352368

Datum izdavanja:

15.6.2026.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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