Theses and Dissertations
ORCID
Abigail Kukay: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0396-0643
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
McKinney, Cliff
Committee Member
Nadorff, Danielle K.
Committee Member
Armstrong, Kevin J.
Date of Degree
12-9-2022
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Psychology
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The current study aimed to better understand how parental functioning and parent-child relationships might moderate the effects of chronic illness on psychological problems in emerging adulthood. Three hypotheses were made: (1) the presence and severity of chronic illness would associate positively with emerging adult psychological problems, (2) parental distress would moderate the effects between chronic illness presence/severity and emerging adulthood psychological problems, and (3) parent-child relationship quality would moderate the effects between chronic illness presence/severity and emerging adult psychological problems. Data analysis consisted of testing interaction effects, pairwise parameter comparisons, and multiple group analysis. The three-way interaction between endorsing a health condition, physical quality of life, and maternal psychological distress significantly predicted psychological problems in both emerging adult men and women. Additionally, the three-way interaction between endorsing a health condition, physical quality of life, and maternal parent-child relationship quality significantly predicted psychological problems in both emerging adult men and women.
Recommended Citation
Kukay, Abigail, "Parent-child relationships and parental distress as moderators between chronic illness and psychological problems in emerging adults." (2022). Theses and Dissertations. 5676.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/5676