Mother-Child Interaction Quality as a Partial Mediator of the Roles of Maternal Depressive Symptomatology and Socioeconomic Status in the Development of Child Behavior Problems. Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group

1995 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 739-753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Dyer Harnish ◽  
Kenneth A. Dodge ◽  
Ernest Valente ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Child Behavior ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Child Behavior Problems ◽  
Prevention Research ◽  
Interaction Quality ◽  
Child Interaction

Exposure to partner violence and child behavior problems: A prospective study controlling for child physical abuse and neglect, child cognitive ability, socioeconomic status, and life stress

2003 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
TUPPETT M. YATES ◽  
MICHELE F. DODDS ◽  
L. ALAN SROUFE ◽  
BYRON EGELAND
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Child Behavior ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Child Behavior Problems ◽  
Child Physical Abuse ◽  
Multiple Informants

Previous research suggests an association between partner violence and child behavior problems. However, methodological shortcomings have precluded the formation of directional conclusions. These limitations include failure to control for the effects of child physical abuse and general life stress, employment of nonrepresentative samples from battered women's shelters, and reliance on a single contemporaneous reporter, usually the mother, for information on both independent and dependent measures. This study used prospective, longitudinal data (N = 155) and multiple informants to examine the relation between maternal reports of partner violence in the home and teacher- and youth-report ratings of concurrent and prospective child behavior problems. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were used to control for the effects of child physical abuse, child physical neglect, socioeconomic status, child cognitive ability, and life stress. The contribution of partner violence to child behavior problems was confirmed for boys' (n = 81) externalizing problems and girls' (n = 74) internalizing problems. Child developmental status at the time of exposure further influenced these relations. For boys, behavior problems in middle childhood were most strongly related to contemporaneous partner violence, whereas behavior problems among both boys and girls at age 16 were most strongly related to partner violence exposure during the preschool years.

scholarly journals Intergenerational Health Disparities: Socioeconomic Status, Women's Health Conditions, and Child Behavior Problems

2005 ◽  
Vol 120 (4) ◽  
pp. 399-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert S. Kahn ◽  
Kathryn Wilson ◽  
Paul H. Wise
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Child Behavior ◽  
Maternal Smoking ◽  
Child Behavior Problems ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Social Disparities

Objective. Relatively little is known about the intergenerational mechanisms that lead to social disparities in child health. We examined whether the association between low socioeconomic status (SES) and child behavior problems is mediated by maternal health conditions and behavior. Methods. Prospective cohort data (1979–1998) on 2,677 children and their mothers were obtained from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. SES, the Child Behavior Problems Index (BPI), and maternal smoking, depressive symptoms, and alcohol use before, during, and after pregnancy were examined. Results. Lower income and lower maternal education were associated with increased child BPI scores. Adjustment for maternal smoking, depressive symptoms, and alcohol use attenuated the associations between SES and child BPI by 26% to 49%. These maternal health conditions often occurred together, persisted over time, and were associated with the mother's own childhood SES and pre-pregnancy health. Conclusions. Social disparities in women's health conditions may help shape the likelihood of behavior problems in the subsequent generation. Improved public health programs and services for disadvantaged women across the lifecourse may not only address their own urgent health needs, but reduce social disparities in the health and well-being of their children.

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