Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Behavior Problems in Preschool Children from Low-Income Families: Comparison of Reports from Mothers and Teachers

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 757-768 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunju Jung ◽  
Helen H. Raikes ◽  
Rachel Chazan-Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
And Behavior

Preschool children at social risk: Chronicity and timing of maternal depressive symptoms and child behavior problems at school and at home

1993 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 371-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisbeth Alpern ◽  
Karlen Lyons-Ruth
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Child Behavior ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Child Behavior Problems ◽  
Father Absence ◽  
Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Withdrawn Behavior ◽  
Depressed Mothers ◽  
At Home

AbstractThe current study investigated the relationship between previous, recent, or chronic maternal depressive symptoms and subtypes of child behavior problems rated by teachers and mothers among 64 low-income children aged 4–6 years. Sixty-nine percent of mothers with high depressive symptom levels at the preschool assessment had also reported high symptom levels during the child's infancy. Children whose mothers reported depressive symptoms at both ages exhibited significantly elevated rates of hostile behavior problems in the classroom and at home compared to children of never-depressed mothers. Children of mothers who were previously but not currently depressed showed significantly more anxious and withdrawn behavior at school and at home, while children of recently depressed mothers were more hyperactive and demanding. Child cognitive scores and father absence were also related to behavior problems, but these variables did not mediate the independent effects of chronicity and timing of maternal depressive symptoms on the types of child symptoms displayed.

The Association between Hemoglobin and Behavior Problems in a Sample of Low-Income Hispanic Preschool Children

1992 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 209???214 ◽  
Author(s):  
SUSAN R. JOHNSON ◽  
MARILYN A. WINKLEBY ◽  
W. THOMAS BOYCE ◽  
ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN ◽  
RACHEL BROADWIN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Low Income ◽  
And Behavior

Mothers' Economic Hardship and Behavior Problems in Their Early Adolescents

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 511-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ginger Lockhart Burrell ◽  
Mark W. Roosa
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Economic Hardship ◽  
Stress Process ◽  
Adolescent Problem Behavior ◽  
Contextual Theory ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Multiple Domains ◽  
And Behavior

Concerns about the heightened prevalence of behavior problems among adolescents from low-income families have prompted researchers to understand processes through which economic variables influence functioning within multiple domains. Guided by a stress process framework and social contextual theory, this study examines processes linking perceived economic hardship and adolescent problem behavior in a sample of urban families. It hypothesizes that stress process variables experienced by mothers contribute to adolescents' functioning within the family, academic, and peer domains, which ultimately predict behavior problems. Results show a good fit of the models to the data, suggesting that the integration of stress process and social contextual approaches may be of particular use for scholars interested in understanding economic influences on adolescent problem behaviors.

scholarly journals Association of Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Offspring Physical Health in Low-Income Families

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 874-882 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah M. Thompson ◽  
Lu Jiang ◽  
Constance Hammen ◽  
Shannon E. Whaley
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Low Income Families

Within-dyad bidirectional relations among maternal depressive symptoms and child behavior problems from infancy through preschool

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Sarah G. Curci ◽  
Jennifer A. Somers ◽  
Laura K. Winstone ◽  
Linda J. Luecken
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Child Behavior ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Child Behavior Problems ◽  
Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Bidirectional Association ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Child Age

Abstract Although dyadic theory focuses on the impact of a mother’s mental health on her own child and the impact of a child’s mental health on their own mother, commonly used statistical approaches are incapable of distinguishing the desired within-dyad processes from between-dyad effects. Using autoregressive latent trajectory modeling with structured residuals, the current study evaluated within-dyad, bidirectional associations between maternal depressive symptoms and child behavior problems from child age 1–4.5 years among a sample of low-income, Mexican American women (N = 322, Mage = 27.8) and their children. Women reported on maternal depressive symptoms and child behavior problems during laboratory visits at child age 1, 1.5, 2, 3, and 4.5 years. Results provide novel evidence of child-driven bidirectional association between maternal depressive symptoms and child behavior problems at the within-dyad level as early as child age 1 year and within-person stability in child behavior problems emerging early in life.

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