Association rules between behavior problems and parenting style in asthmatic children

Abstract

Objective To explore the association rules of behavior problems and parenting styles in asthmatic children. Methods The database was established with the data of behavior problems and parenting styles of 202 allergic asthma children.Based on the algorithm of Apriori, the relativity between these behavior problems and parenting styles was mined.314 healthy children of the same age were selected as the control group. Results (1) The differences in behavior problems between asthmatic group and control group were significant, which includes attention(7.63±3.44 vs 4.03±3.01), sociality(4.10±2.14 vs 2.86±1.67), aggression(11.74±5.10 vs 6.63±4.26) and flinch(3.03±1.58 vs 2.06±1.38) (all P 0.05). The differences in parenting styles between asthmatic group and control group were significant, including spoiledness(15.26±4.16 vs 10.88±3.29), indulgence(22.47±4.68 vs 16.59±4.12), discrepancy(13.54±3.50 vs 11.92±3.35) and democracy(35.08±5.25 vs 39.76±4.80) (all P 0.05). (2)There were multi-positive associations among these behavior problems of asthmatic children as followed.There were positive associations between the cognitive impairment (such as attention) and social impairment(including flinch, aggression and sociality), (each support>10%, confidence>0.60, lift>1.20, the value of correlation coefficient between (1, + ∞)). (3) There were multiple associations between behavior problems and parenting styles of asthmatic children as followed.There were negative associations between democracy and behavior problems(the value of correlation coefficient between [0, 1)), and there were positive associations among indulgence、spoiledness, discrepancy and these behavior problems(the value of correlation coefficient between(1, + ∞)). Conclusion There are positive associations among these behavior problems of asthmatic children, and there are multi-associations between behavior problems and parenting styles. Key words: Asthmatic children; Behavior problem; Parenting style; Association rules; Data mining