The role of parent depressive symptoms in positive and negative parenting in a preventive intervention

Autor: Emily Hardcastle, Jennifer C. Thigpen, Bruce E. Compas, Justin Parent, Rex Forehand, Alexandra H. Bettis
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Journal of Family Psychology. 26:532-541
ISSN: 1939-1293
0893-3200
Popis: This study examined the role of parent depressive symptoms as a mediator of change in behaviorally observed positive and negative parenting in a preventive intervention program. The purpose of the program was to prevent child problem behaviors in families with a parent who has current or a history of major depressive disorder. One hundred and eighty parents and one of their 9-to-15-year old children served as participants and were randomly assigned to a family group cognitive-behavioral (FGCB) intervention or a written information (WI) comparison condition. At two months after baseline, parents in the FGCB condition had fewer depressive symptoms than those in the WI condition and these symptoms served as a mediator for changes in negative, but not positive, parenting at 6 months after baseline. The findings indicate that parent depressive symptoms are important to consider in family interventions with a parent who has current or a history of depression.
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