- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT05332236
Parent-adolescent Communication: Validation of a German Language Scale and Its Association With Child Mental Health
Validierung Eines Psychometrischen Fragebogens Zur Eltern-Kind-Kommunikation im Selbstbericht
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The quality of parent-child communication (pcc) is likely to be of importance for child mental health, especially during adolescence. Therefore, pcc is relevant in etiologic research, diagnostics, and as a possible target for intervention in at-risk and clinical populations.
Up to now, there is no validated questionnaire in German language to assess pcc as parent and child self-report. A German translation of the widely used Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale (PACS, Barnes & Olson, 1982) will be validated in this study. This questionnaire comprises 20 items that are identical in parent and child versions apart from the referent (my mother/my father/my daughter/my son). In the original scale, two subscales were found via factor analysis: Open communication and problems in communication (ten items each). Internal consistency was adequate in most studies. Several studies have shown associations between pcc and child mental health.
In the current study, the primary aim is to validate the questionnaire in a community, an at-risk, and a clinical sample, with the at-risk sample comprising parent-child dyads with parents seeking parenting advice. The clinical sample will be recruited among in- and outpatients at the Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf. Discriminative validity will be assessed in terms of group differences, construct validity in terms of correlations with different subscales on the parent-child relationship. With regard to the factorial structure, an exploratory factor analysis will be performed. As a secondary aim, the association between somatic symptoms, mental health, and pcc will be studied.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Holger Zapf, PhD
- Phone Number: 004940741024154
- Email: h.zapf@uke.de
Study Locations
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Hamburg, Germany, 20246
- Recruiting
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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Contact:
- Holger Zapf, PhD
- Phone Number: +4940741024154
- Email: h.zapf@uke.de
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Consent to participate
- Child age: 10-18 years.
Exclusion Criteria:
- None.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Observational Models: Family-Based
- Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Community sample
Adolescents (10-18 years) and their parents, recruited via schools or online sampling, from the general population
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Observational psychometric validation study
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At-risk sample
Parents seeking parenting advice in information centres/helplines.
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Observational psychometric validation study
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Clinical sample
Children and parents are recruited among in- and outpatients at the Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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Observational psychometric validation study
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Parent-adolescent communication scale
Time Frame: Baseline
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20 item measure consisting of two subscales (open and problem communication), 5-point Likert scale; child and parent report
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Baseline
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Holger Zapf, PhD, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- E-K-Kom-Val
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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