The Associations between maternal depressive symptoms and parenting practices among low income head start eligible families

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 Children of mothers who were previously but not currently depressed showed significantly more anxious and withdrawn behavior at school and at home, while children of recently depressed mothers were more hyperactive and demanding.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.

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

Journal of Child and Family Studies ◽

10.1007/s10826-012-9630-0 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 22 (6) ◽

pp. 757-768 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

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

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Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Adolescent Alcohol Use

The Journal of Early Adolescence ◽

10.1177/0272431615617290 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 37 (4) ◽

pp. 453-474 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mindy Herman-Stahl ◽

Lissette M. Saavedra ◽

Antonio A. Morgan-Lopez ◽

Scott P. Novak ◽

Tara D. Warner ◽

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Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Low Income ◽

Emotion Dysregulation ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽

Adolescent Alcohol Use ◽

Symptoms Of Depression ◽

Adolescent Alcohol

The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of maternal depressive symptoms on adolescent alcohol use among a sample of Latino/Latina youth aged 10 to 16 years from a high-risk community. Direct and mediating effects of youth depressive symptoms, controlling for levels of concurrent emotion dysregulation, on alcohol use were examined. Participants consisted of 525 children and their mothers randomly sampled from low-income schools with high rates of substance use. The panel design included four waves, and we used structural equation modeling with a longitudinal mediational framework. Results indicated that the relationship between maternal depressive symptoms and adolescent alcohol use was mediated by adolescents’ symptoms of depression for girls only. Findings are discussed in the context of the development of skills to cope with negative affect and the influence parental depressive symptoms may have on this process.

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