The Role of Personality Disorder and Parental Lifestyle on Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Introduction: This study investigates the prediction of mood disorders in children and adolescents by parental personality disorder and parenting lifestyle.Method: The present study was a cross-sectional study and, the sampling method was a multistage cluster. The statistical population was children and adolescents aged ۶-۱۸ years in Yazd province. Our sample included ۱۰۳۵ children and adolescents who were selected from all three age groups (۶-۹ years, ۱۰-۱۴ years, and ۱۵-۱۸ years) and their parents. Kiddie-SADS-Present and Lifetime Version, demographic data (gender, age, education, parent education, and economic situation), information on lifestyle (LSQ), and parents' personality disorders (MCMI-III) questionnaires were used to obtain data. Logistic regression and cross-tab tests were used to analyze the data in SPSS۱۶. Results: According to the obtained results, Drug avoidance (β=-۰.۰۸۶, p= ۰.۰۱۶), can predict mood disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (β= ۰.۱۰۱, p= ۰.۰۱۴) in mothers and dependent personality disorder (β= ۰.۰۸۱, p= ۰.۰۲۳) in fathers can predict mood disorders in children and adolescents.Conclusion: Lifestyle is associated with physical and mental health, in children and adolescents, which can affect their mood. In addition, the mental health of parents is a major factor in the mental health of children and adolescents that predicts their mood.

Keywords:

adolescents , Child , Lifestyle , Mood disorders , Personality disorder