Bidirectional associations between maternal depression, hostile parenting, and early child emotional problems: Findings from the all our families cohort
| Autor: | Suzanne Tough, Sheri Madigan, Susan A. Graham, Andre Plamondon, Rochelle F. Hentges |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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050105 experimental psychology Depression Postpartum Pregnancy medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Prospective Studies Child Depressive symptoms Intergenerational transmission Parenting Depression 05 social sciences medicine.disease Moderation Maternal depression Mother-Child Relations Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Cohort Female Psychology Developmental psychopathology 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Affective Disorders. 287:397-404 |
| ISSN: | 0165-0327 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jad.2021.03.056 |
| Popis: | Background An intergenerational association between maternal depression and child emotional problems is well established. However, the underlying processes underpinning this association are still unclear, with relatively little attention paid to potential child-driven effects. This study adds to existing research by examining the bidirectional processes between maternal depression, parenting, and child internalizing symptoms. Methods A large prospective pregnancy cohort was used (N = 1992). Mothers reported on their depressive symptoms, hostile parenting, child internalizing symptoms, and child effortful control. Data was collected during pregnancy, and at 4 months, 3 years, and 5 years postpartum. Results Using a cross-lag analytical approach, results revealed that prenatal and postpartum maternal depression predicted child internalizing problems through an increase in hostile parenting. Child internalizing symptoms predicted increases in subsequent hostile parenting, but not maternal depressive symptoms. Additional moderation analyses revealed that the indirect effect of maternal depression on child internalizing problems through hostile parenting was only significant for children low in effortful control. Limitations The study relied on maternal reports of both mother and child symptomology and characteristics. The sample was predominantly white and middle- to high-income. Conclusions Hostile parenting is a potential intermediary mechanism explaining the intergenerational transmission of maternal depression to child internalizing problems. Critically, this indirect effect was only significant for children low in effortful control. There was limited support for child evocative effects, with child internalizing symptoms predicting subsequent hostile parenting but not maternal depressive symptoms. Results highlight the need for considering both maternal and child characteristics when treating maternal depression. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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