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| العنوان: |
A mediated model of the role of maternal and paternal depression in child adjustment. |
| المؤلفون: |
Sood, R.1 Reshmasood@hotmail.com, Wingenfeld, S.A.1,2, Love, A.W.1 |
| المصدر: |
Australian Journal of Psychology. Aug2003 Supplement, Vol. 55, p213-213. 1/4p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*MENTAL depression, *PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation in children, *CHILD psychology |
| مستخلص: |
Maternal depression has been studied extensively as a risk factor for preschoolers' adjustment difficulties. In contrast, the relationship between paternal depressive symptoms and preschool adjustment has received less attention. This study examined the relationship between parental depressive symptoms and child behaviour in community sample of 159 Australian families of children aged 3-5 years. A theoretical model, in which parental depressive symptoms were proposed to affect adjustment difficulties in preschoolers through a mediated pathway, was tested. It was hypothesised that parental depressive symptoms would impact upon parental appraisal of the parenting stressors, which would in turn influence parenting behaviour, which would impact upon child adjustment. All variables were assessed through parental report. Separate models were examined for the maternal and paternal variables and child behaviour. A significant relationship was found between both maternal variables and paternal variables and child behaviour. However, when maternal depressive symptoms were controlled, paternal depressive symptoms no longer predicted child behaviour. In addition maternal depressive symptoms demonstrated stronger correlations with child behaviour than did paternal depressive symptoms. The relationship between child adjustment problems and parental depressive symptoms also differed according to child gender. The model was partially supported but indicated the presence of other pathways in the relationship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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