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<p>Chronic child irritability is a core dimension of externalizing behavior associated with significant short- and long-term risk. Mothers of children with externalizing disorders show considerable variability in mental health, parenting practices, and family functioning, yet links between these parental characteristics and elevated levels of child irritability and impairment remain unclear. Latent profile analysis was used to identify parent profiles based on self-report data from 385 mothers of clinic-referred children with disruptive behavior aged 6–12&#xa0;years. Three profiles emerged: Mental Health Difficulties, Relatively Low Difficulties, and High Difficulties, varying in positive parenting, discipline practices, supervision, family functioning, and maternal mental health. The High Difficulties and Mental Health Difficulties groups showed the highest mother- and teacher-reported child irritability and the highest mother-reported child functional impairment. Child irritability did not mediate associations between parental profile membership and functional impairment. Findings highlight the importance of identifying parental and family-level factors as treatment targets related to elevated child irritability.</p>

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A Person-Centred Approach to Determine the Links Between Parent Mental Health, Behavior and Family Functioning with Child Irritability

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    2026年6月3日

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  • Shanelle S. Henry-Gordon,
  • Anne-Claude V. Bedard,
  • Jennifer Jenkins,
  • Brendan F. Andrade

摘要

Chronic child irritability is a core dimension of externalizing behavior associated with significant short- and long-term risk. Mothers of children with externalizing disorders show considerable variability in mental health, parenting practices, and family functioning, yet links between these parental characteristics and elevated levels of child irritability and impairment remain unclear. Latent profile analysis was used to identify parent profiles based on self-report data from 385 mothers of clinic-referred children with disruptive behavior aged 6–12 years. Three profiles emerged: Mental Health Difficulties, Relatively Low Difficulties, and High Difficulties, varying in positive parenting, discipline practices, supervision, family functioning, and maternal mental health. The High Difficulties and Mental Health Difficulties groups showed the highest mother- and teacher-reported child irritability and the highest mother-reported child functional impairment. Child irritability did not mediate associations between parental profile membership and functional impairment. Findings highlight the importance of identifying parental and family-level factors as treatment targets related to elevated child irritability.