Educational Social Skills and Repertoire of Children Differentiated by Behavior and Sex

Abstract Our study sought to compare mothers’ behavioral repertoire (educational social skills and negative practices) and maternal anxiety and depression indicators with children’s behaviors (behavior problems and social skills), by assessing the variables “sex” (boys and girls) and “occurrence of behavior problems”. The sample consisted of 20 children with behavior problems (clinical group), 20 without behavior problems (non-clinical group), their mothers and teachers. Reporting instruments were used with teachers and mothers and comparative analyzes were conducted between groups. The results indicated that the clinical group had higher rates of behavior problems and maternal depressive symptoms, whereas the non-clinical group showed more child social and educational social skills. Sex did not differ between groups. We concluded that maternal educational practices are more influenced by children’s behaviors than by their sex.

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Maternal anxiety and depression in pregnancy and DNA methylation of the NR3C1 glucocorticoid receptor gene

Epigenomics ◽

10.2217/epi-2020-0022 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Alexandra E Dereix ◽

Rachel Ledyard ◽

Allyson M Redhunt ◽

Tessa R Bloomquist ◽

Kasey JM Brennan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dna Methylation ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Trait Anxiety ◽

Cpg Island ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Maternal Anxiety ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Pregnancy Anxiety ◽

Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene ◽

Island Shore

Aim: To quantify associations of anxiety and depression during pregnancy with differential cord blood DNA methylation of the glucorticoid receptor ( NR3C1). Materials & methods: Pregnancy anxiety, trait anxiety and depressive symptoms were collected using the Pregnancy Related Anxiety Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Index and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, respectively. NR3C1 methylation was determined at four methylation sites. Results: DNA methylation of CpG 1 in the NR3C1 CpG island shore was higher in infants born to women with high pregnancy anxiety (β 2.54, 95% CI: 0.49–4.58) and trait anxiety (β 1.68, 95% CI: 0.14–3.22). No significant association was found between depressive symptoms and NR3C1 methylation. Conclusion: We found that maternal anxiety was associated with increased NR3C1 CpG island shore methylation.

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A comparison of the effects of maternal anxiety and depression on child development

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckz185.275 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽

Author(s):

S Gete ◽

R Calderon-Margalit ◽

I Grotto ◽

A Ornoy

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Social Skills ◽

Child Development ◽

Maternal Depression ◽

Motor Skills ◽

Maternal Education ◽

Significant Risk ◽

Maternal Anxiety ◽

Fine Motor ◽

Depression And Anxiety

Abstract Background Most studies on the association between the mental health of mothers and the development of their offspring have focused on maternal depression, but only a few have investigated the association between maternal anxiety and child development. We aimed to compare the associations between maternal depression and anxiety symptoms 6-8 weeks postpartum and infant development at 1 year. Methods We conducted a longitudinal study of 396 mother-child dyads. The mothers were recruited after birth in 3 different hospitals in Israel in 2017 and were followed for one year. Mothers were assessed by completing the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) questionnaire and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) 6-8 weeks postpartum. Child development was assessed by the Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ-3) at 12 months. Multivariate linear regressions were used to explore the relationship between the EPDS and GAD-7 scores and child development, all as continuous variables, adjusting for maternal education, parity, and gender. Results Depressive symptoms postpartum were only associated with poor personal-social skills (β=-0.5, 95% CI: -0.91, -0.08). Increasing maternal anxiety was associated with poorer development in communication skills (β =-0.48, 95% CI: -0.93, -0.04), personal-social skills (β =-1.02, 95% CI: -1.58, -0.46), solving problems skills (β =-0.7, 95% CI: -1.27, -0.14) and fine motor skills (β =-0.46, 95% CI: -0.9, -0.02). Neither anxiety nor depressive symptoms were associated with gross motor skills. Controlling for quality of attachment, the associations of depression and anxiety with development were no longer significant, suggesting mediation. Conclusions Postpartum anxiety was a stronger predictor of low developmental scores than depression, and associations were probably mediated by impaired attachment. Identifying and supporting mothers experiencing anxiety after birth may mitigate the risk of developmental delays in children. Key messages Maternal anxiety was found to be a significant risk factor for developmental delay at 1 year of age. The association between maternal anxiety and child development was probably mediated by attachment.

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Family expressiveness and young children’s behavior problems: Role of maternal depressive symptoms and sensitivity

The Japanese journal of psychology ◽

10.4992/jjpsy.84.199 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 84 (3) ◽

pp. 199-208

Author(s):

Yuko Motoshima

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Behavior Problems ◽

Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽

Family Expressiveness ◽

Children's Behavior ◽

Children’S Behavior Problems

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

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579400004478 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 371-387 ◽

Cited By ~ 94

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.

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