Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Child Externalizing Problems: Moderating Effects of Emotionally Maltreating Parenting Behaviors

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 389-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney McCullough ◽  
Anne Shaffer
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Parenting Behaviors ◽  
Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Child Externalizing Problems ◽  
Child Externalizing

scholarly journals Early trajectories of interparental conflict and externalizing problems as predictors of social competence in preadolescence

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 527-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chrystyna D. Kouros ◽  
E. Mark Cummings ◽  
Patrick T. Davies
Keyword(s):  
Social Competence ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Interparental Conflict ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Parallel Process ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Teacher Reports ◽  
Child Externalizing Problems ◽  
Child Externalizing

AbstractConsistent with developmental cascade notions, the present study investigated (a) associations between trajectories of interparental conflict and early externalizing problems during childhood and (b) early trajectories of externalizing problems as a pathway by which interparental conflict impacts children's social competence in preadolescence. Participants were 235 children and their parents and teachers. Children were assessed annually for 3 years, beginning when they were in kindergarten. Parents provided reports of interparental conflict and child externalizing problems. Children's social competence (prosocial behavior, social problems) was assessed approximately 5 years later via parent and teacher reports. Results from parallel process models indicated that changes in interparental conflict were positively associated with changes in externalizing problems during childhood. Further, demonstrating pathways consistent with notions of developmental cascades, early trajectories of externalizing problems accounted for the longitudinal link between early trajectories of interparental conflict and children's social problems in preadolescence.

scholarly journals Family life stress, maternal depression and child behavioral health in industrialized Italian cities

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
E Bansal ◽  
S Renzetti ◽  
N Xhani ◽  
G Cagna ◽  
M Conversano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Maternal Depression ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Internalizing Problems ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Depressed Mothers

Abstract Although family life stress adversely impacts child health, few tools measure its relationship to child outcomes in the setting of maternal variables. This study validates the Italian version of Crisis in Family Systems-Revised (CRISYS-R) and characterizes relationships between family life stress, maternal depression and child behavior in two Italian cities. This cross-sectional study was nested in current research on health impacts of neurotoxic environmental exposures in children. 101 mother-child pairs (child age=9.91±2.17yrs; 53% female) and children's teachers were enrolled in Taranto (south Italy) and Brescia (north Italy). Mothers performed the Italian CRISYS-R and PHQ9; teachers completed Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/6-18). Spearman's rank correlation coefficients showed associations of family CRISYS-R, maternal PHQ9 and child CBCL/6-18. Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test compared groups of continuous variables. Mothers with depressive symptoms (PHQ9≥5) reported higher ongoing stress and proportion of negative stressors on CRISYS-R than non-depressed mothers (p < 0.05). Children of depressed mothers performed worse in all CBCL/6-18 domains: Internalizing Problems, Externalizing Problems and Total Problems (p < 0.01). Specifically, children of depressed mothers scored higher on subscales of Anxious-Depressed (p < 0.05), Withdrawn-Depressed (p < 0.01), Rule-Breaking (p < 0.01) and Aggressive Behavior (p < 0.05). Maternal depressive symptoms correlated with ongoing stress (rs = 0.27; p < 0.01), child Internalizing Problems (rs = 0.34; p < 0.001), Externalizing Problems (rs = 0.28; p < 0.01) and Total Problems (rs = 0.35; p < 0.001). This study describes links among maternal depression, family life stress, and child behavioral health. It is first to validate Italian CRISYS-R and to explore these factors conjointly in Italian contexts with known neurotoxic exposures. Findings support considering maternal depression and family life stress in child behavioral and environmental health research and policy. Key messages Family life stress, maternal depressive symptoms, and preadolescent behavioral health were highly interrelated in two industrialized Italian cities. The Italian version of CRISYS-R is a useful instrument for assessing and understanding family life stress, a crucial yet under-explored contributor to child behavioral health outcomes.

Transactional associations of maternal depressive symptoms with child externalizing behaviors are small after age 3

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 293-308
Author(s):  
Begum Dora ◽  
Nazli Baydar
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Externalizing Behaviors ◽  
Harsh Parenting ◽  
Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Latent Trajectory ◽  
Child Externalizing Behaviors ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Transactional Associations ◽  
Child Externalizing

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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