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Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors among Ukrainian Children: The Role of Family Communication and Maternal Coping.

Objectives: This study aims to explore the relationship of mother's ways of coping with stress and family communication with the child internalizing and externalizing behaviors in Ukraine.

Methods: In a cross-sectional sample of 294 mother-and-child (9-16 years of age) Ukrainian dyads, mothers answered questions from the revised Ways of Coping Checklist, FACES Family Communication scale, Child Behavior Checklist, and questions about their sociodemographic characteristics.

Results: Robust regression results suggest increased internalizing behaviors were statistically associated with poor family communication ( b = -.19, 95% CI [-.30, -.08], p <.01), maternal coping by accepting responsibility ( b = 2.14, 95% CI [.44, 3.84], p <0.05), escape-avoidance ( b = 3.79, 95% CI [1.00, 6.58], p <0.01), planful problem solving ( b =2.80, 95% CI [.61, 4.99], p <0.05), child female gender ( b = -2.53, 95% CI [-4.22, -.83], p <.01) and lower family income ( b = -.003, 95% CI [-.006, -.0001], p <.01). Increased child externalizing behaviors were statistically associated with maternal seeking social support ( b = 3.25, 95% CI [1.06, 5.43], p <.01), decreased positive reappraisal ( b = -1.52, 95% CI [-2.91, -.12], p <.05), maternal unemployment ( b = -2.80, 95% CI [-5.30, -.30], p <.05), poor family communication ( b = .46, 95% CI [-.59, -.34], p <.001), and child male gender ( b = 3.48, 95%CI [1.53, 5.44], p <.01). Poor family communication was linked with significantly higher increase in internalizing behaviors for girls compared to boys ( b = .17, 95% CI [.03, .32], p <.05).

Conclusions: When examining child internalizing and externalizing behaviors it is important to consider the role of family communication and maternal coping.

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