Parents And Children Coping Together (PACT I Child), Los Angeles, California, 1997-2002

Parents And Children Coping Together (PACT) was designed to longitudinally assess mothers in Los Angeles county living with HIV (MLHs) and their young, well children age 5 to 11 years old. The PACT sample was followed every 6 months for 30 months. The study utilizes longitudinal data from children/adolescent and mother dyads to investigate the effects of maternal HIV and family variables on adolescent sexual behavior. Specific aims were to: Evaluate longitudinally youth adjustment (i.e., mental health, behavioral adjustment, social outcomes) including measures for young children. Measures included developmentally appropriate youth and maternal mental health measures (e.g., Children's Depression Inventory for youths age under 18; Beck Depression Inventory for youths age equal to or greater than 18), assessment of maternal physical health, assessment of child behaviors, and family functioning. Evaluate youth characteristics from across developmental periods that may moderate or mediate the impact of MLHs' chronic illness on patterns of youth adjustment over time, including: (a) background factors of age, gender, ethnicity; and (b) moderating and mediating factors, such as self-concept, family cohesion, the parent-child relationship, HIV/AIDS knowledge, perceived stigma, autonomy, and parent-adolescent separation. Evaluate maternal characteristics that may moderate or mediate the impact of MLHs' chronic illness on the youth (e.g., illness severity, mental health status, social support, parenting skills). This collection is a part of the PACT series and contains the child datasets (baselines and follow-ups) from PACT 1. The instrument was divided into 16 sections. These sections are as follows: (A) PACT Child Demographic Questions, (B) Child Social Network, (C) Modified Items from My Family and Friends, (E) RCMAS, (F) Timeline, (G) CDI, (H) Dominic-R, (I) Hopelessness Scale for Children, (L) Children's Coping Strategies Checklist, (M) General Coping Efficacy (C-GCE), (N) Family Functioning (Four subscales), (P) Children's Self-Concept, (Q) Children's Health Knowledge and Attitude Items, (R) Items from Child Behavior Checklist, (S) Life Events and Family Routines, and (T) GLESC Positive Stable Events. Demographic variables include age, education, religious activities, and household structure.