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An ecological-transactional model of significant risk factors for child psychopathology in outer mongolia.

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Kohrt, HE; Kohrt, BA; Waldman, I; Saltzman, K; Carrion, VG
Published in: Child Psychiatry Hum Dev
2004

The present study examined significant risk factors, including child maltreatment, for child psychopathology in a cross-cultural setting. Ninety-nine Mongolian boys, ages 3-10 years, were assessed. Primary caregivers (PCG) completed structured interviews including the Emory Combined Rating Scale (ECRS) and the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ). Structural equation modeling identifies eight risk factors affecting child psychopathology: Three with direct effects (severity of physical punishment, PCG's MFQ score, and PCG's education), three with indirect effects (cultural acceptance of violence as discipline, presence of community violence, and contact with extended family), and two with direct and indirect effects (quality of marriage/presence of spousal abuse, and household size). Results support the ecological-transactional theory of developmental psychopathology in a cross-cultural setting. Structural equation modeling provides a useful technique to isolate specific sites for intervention, while maintaining a comprehensive perspective of risk factor interaction.

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Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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0009-398X

Publication Date

2004

Volume

35

Issue

2

Start / End Page

163 / 181

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Social Environment
  • Risk Factors
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Mongolia
  • Mental Disorders
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
 

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Kohrt, H. E., Kohrt, B. A., Waldman, I., Saltzman, K., & Carrion, V. G. (2004). An ecological-transactional model of significant risk factors for child psychopathology in outer mongolia. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev, 35(2), 163–181. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-004-1883-4
Kohrt, Holbrook E., Brandon A. Kohrt, Irwin Waldman, Kasey Saltzman, and Victor G. Carrion. “An ecological-transactional model of significant risk factors for child psychopathology in outer mongolia.Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 35, no. 2 (2004): 163–81. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-004-1883-4.
Kohrt HE, Kohrt BA, Waldman I, Saltzman K, Carrion VG. An ecological-transactional model of significant risk factors for child psychopathology in outer mongolia. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2004;35(2):163–81.
Kohrt, Holbrook E., et al. “An ecological-transactional model of significant risk factors for child psychopathology in outer mongolia.Child Psychiatry Hum Dev, vol. 35, no. 2, 2004, pp. 163–81. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10578-004-1883-4.
Kohrt HE, Kohrt BA, Waldman I, Saltzman K, Carrion VG. An ecological-transactional model of significant risk factors for child psychopathology in outer mongolia. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2004;35(2):163–181.
Journal cover image

Published In

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

DOI

ISSN

0009-398X

Publication Date

2004

Volume

35

Issue

2

Start / End Page

163 / 181

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Social Environment
  • Risk Factors
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Mongolia
  • Mental Disorders
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Developmental & Child Psychology