Does Maternal Mental Health and Maternal Stress Affect Preschoolers’ Behavioral Symptoms?

Autor: María Pía Santelices, Matías Irarrázaval, Pamela Jervis, Cristian Brotfeld, Carla Cisterna, Ana María Gallardo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Children, Vol 8, Iss 9, p 816 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2227-9067
DOI: 10.3390/children8090816
Popis: (1) Background: Maternal stress and depression are considered risk factors in children’s socioemotional development, also showing high prevalence worldwide. (2) Method: Participants correspond to a longitudinal sample of 6335 mother/child pairs (18–72 months), who were surveyed in 2010 and then in 2012. The hypothesis was tested with SEM analysis, setting the child’s internalized/externalized problems as dependent variable, maternal depression as independent variable, and stress as a partial mediator. (3) Results: Both depression during pregnancy and recent depression has not only a direct effect on the internalizing and externalizing symptomatology of the child, but also an indirect effect through parental stress. Significant direct and indirect relationships were found. (4) Conclusions: Maternal depression and the presence of parental stress can influence children’s behavioral problems, both internalizing and externalizing.
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