The Impact of Family Rituals and Maternal Depressive Symptoms on Child Externalizing Behaviors: An Urban–Rural Comparison

AbstractA large and growing body of research suggests that maternal depressive symptoms and child externalizing behaviors are strongly associated. Theoretical arguments supported by these findings led to the question of whether maternal depressive symptoms are transactionally associated with child externalizing behaviors. Using 5-year nationally representative longitudinal data from Turkey (N = 1,052), we estimated a transactional bivariate autoregressive latent trajectory model addressing this question. This model disaggregated the association of the two processes into two components: (a) the association of the interindividual differences in the trajectories; and (b) the intradyad association of the changes in maternal depressive symptoms with the changes in child externalizing behaviors. Although maternal depressive symptoms were robustly associated with child externalizing behaviors at age 3, the transactional associations of the two processes were small prior to age 5 and absent at ages 5 to 7. Furthermore, maternal harsh parenting did not have a mediating role in the limited transactional association of maternal depressive symptoms with child externalizing behaviors.

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Middle Class African American Mothers’ Depressive Symptoms Mediate Perceived Discrimination and Reported Child Externalizing Behaviors

Journal of Child and Family Studies ◽

10.1007/s10826-013-9788-0 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 381-388 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Sharde’ McNeil ◽

DeAnna Harris-McKoy ◽

Cicely Brantley ◽

Frank Fincham ◽

Steven R. H. Beach

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Middle Class ◽

Externalizing Behaviors ◽

Perceived Discrimination ◽

African American Mothers ◽

Child Externalizing Behaviors ◽

Child Externalizing

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The impact of lockdown policy on depressive symptoms among pregnant women in China: mediating effects of internet use and family support

Global Health Research and Policy ◽

10.1186/s41256-021-00193-4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yongjie Zhou ◽

Ruoxi Wang ◽

Lei Liu ◽

Ting Ding ◽

Lijuan Huo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Family Support ◽

Parental Support ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Internet Use ◽

Western China ◽

Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background Although more and more attention has been paid to the psychological consequences of the lockdown policy amongst pregnant women, the underlying mechanism linking the lockdown policy to maternal depression has not been studied in the context of China. This study aimed to explore the association between the lockdown policy and maternal depressive symptoms, and whether such association was mediated by internet use and/or family support. Methods This cross-sectional study used multi-stage sampling techniques in central and western China. Data were collected from 1266 pregnant women using a structtured questionnaire that measured internet use, family support, and depressive symptoms. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) was used to measure depressive symptoms. Internet use was measured by length of usage and varierity of purpose for internet use. Family support was measureed by spousal support and parental support. The structural equation modelling was employed to conduct mediation analysis to test the specificity of the hypothetical paths. Results Overall, 527 respondents (41.63%) presented depressive symptoms. The lockdown policy was negatively associated with depressive symptoms in pregnant women (β = − 0.925, 95% CI = −1.510, − 0.360). The impact of the lockdown policy on depressive symptoms was partially mediated by internet use (β = 1.589, 95% CI = 0.730, 2.807) and family support (β = − 0.162, 95% CI = − 0.341, − 0.017), accounting for 42.67% of the total effect. Conclusions The lockdown policy was generally associated with fewer depressive symptoms in pregnant women. The lockdown policy increased maternal depressive symptoms through increased internet use, but decreased maternal depressive symptoms through enhanced family support. The findings suggest that the psychological consequence of the lockdown policy may vary across different populations, and warrant the need to take into consideration the features of subgroups.

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The Impact of Chronic Physical Illness, Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Family Functioning, and Self-esteem on Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Children

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology ◽

10.1007/s10802-014-9893-6 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

pp. 177-187 ◽

Cited By ~ 48

Author(s):

Mark A. Ferro ◽

Michael H. Boyle

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Family Functioning ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Physical Illness ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽

Chronic Physical Illness ◽

The Impact

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A prospective longitudinal study of the impact of early postnatal vs. chronic maternal depressive symptoms on child development

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2010.05.004 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 26 (8) ◽

pp. 484-489 ◽

Cited By ~ 53

Author(s):

A.-L. Sutter-Dallay ◽

L. Murray ◽

L. Dequae-Merchadou ◽

E. Glatigny-Dallay ◽

M.-L. Bourgeois ◽

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Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Child Development ◽

Postnatal Depression ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽

Prospective Longitudinal Study ◽

Postnatal Depressive Symptoms ◽

Prospective Longitudinal ◽

The Impact

AbstractBackgroundFew studies of the effects of postnatal depression on child development have considered the chronicity of depressive symptoms. We investigated whether early postnatal depressive symptoms (PNDS) predicted child developmental outcome independently of later maternal depressive symptoms.MethodsIn a prospective, longitudinal study, mothers and children were followed-up from birth to 2 years; repeated measures of PNDS were made using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS); child development was assessed using the Bayley Scales II. Multilevel modelling techniques were used to examine the association between 6 week PNDS, and child development, taking subsequent depressive symptoms into account.ResultsChildren of mothers with 6 week PNDS were significantly more likely than children of non-symptomatic mothers to have poor cognitive outcome; however, this association was reduced to trend level when adjusted for later maternal depressive symptoms.ConclusionEffects of early PNDS on infant development may be partly explained by subsequent depressive symptoms.

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Using an adoption–biological family design to examine associations between maternal trauma, maternal depressive symptoms, and child internalizing and externalizing behaviors

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579417001341 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 29 (5) ◽

pp. 1707-1720 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Aleksandria Perez Grabow ◽

Atika Khurana ◽

Misaki N. Natsuaki ◽

Jenae M. Neiderhiser ◽

Gordon T. Harold ◽

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Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Externalizing Behavior ◽

Externalizing Behaviors ◽

Shared Environment ◽

Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽

Maternal Trauma ◽

Biological Child ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing Behaviors ◽

Biological Mother ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing

AbstractMaternal trauma is a complex risk factor that has been linked to adverse child outcomes, yet the mechanisms underlying this association are not well understood. This study, which included adoptive and biological families, examined the heritable and environmental mechanisms by which maternal trauma and associated depressive symptoms are linked to child internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Path analyses were used to analyze data from 541 adoptive mother–adopted child (AM–AC) dyads and 126 biological mother–biological child (BM–BC) dyads; the two family types were linked through the same biological mother. Rearing mother's trauma was associated with child internalizing and externalizing behaviors in AM–AC and BM–BC dyads, and this association was mediated by rearing mothers’ depressive symptoms, with the exception of biological child externalizing behavior, for which biological mother trauma had a direct influence only. Significant associations between maternal trauma and child behavior in dyads that share only environment (i.e., AM–AC dyads) suggest an environmental mechanism of influence for maternal trauma. Significant associations were also observed between maternal depressive symptoms and child internalizing and externalizing behavior in dyads that were only genetically related, with no shared environment (i.e., BM–AC dyads), suggesting a heritable pathway of influence via maternal depressive symptoms.

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