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Parental depression and child temperament: Assessing child to parent effects in a longitudinal population study

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Hanington, Lucy, Ramchandani, Paul, Stein, Alan·2010·Infant Behavior and Development
DOI 10.1016/j.infbeh.2009.11.004PMC PMC2875886
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Current research supports a link between maternal depression and difficult child temperament. The direction of effect is often assumed to be from parent to child, but few studies have addressed child to parent effects. In a large cohort study, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) (N=14663), we aimed to further existing knowledge by investigating the relationship between maternal and paternal depressive symptoms and child temperament, and determining the direction of any effects found. Data was collected at 2 time-points (when the children were 6 and 24 months old), using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and the Mood and Intensity subscales of the Carey Temperament Scales. Significant parent to child effects were seen, with maternal and paternal depressive symptoms at Time 1 leading to more difficult temperament at Time 2. Father to child effects were significant only in male children. Little evidence was found for child to parent effects.

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  • Maternal postpartum depression is associated with more mood disorders and a more difficult temperament in children.

    “more mood disorders and a more difficult temperament,114”

    From Consequences of maternal postpartum depression: A systematic review of maternal and infant outcomes (2019) · cites this paper as [114]

    The Results (Maternal depression models; page unavailable) show that earlier maternal depression predicted more difficult child mood and intensity scores. The paper does not report that the children had more mood disorders; its Introduction discusses later mood-disorder risk in relation to difficult temperament, not as an outcome of maternal postpartum depression. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • A total of 23,385 offspring were included, ranging from 19 to 10,494.

    “A total of n=23,385 offspring were included, ranging from n=19 (Pilowsky et al. 2014) to n=10,494 (Hanington et al. 2010).”

    From The effects of paternal depression on child and adolescent outcomes: A systematic review (2016) · cites this paper as Hanington et al. 2010

  • Offspring vary in their susceptibility to paternal depression, and there is no clear gender-specific pattern of risk for girls versus boys.

    “The research suggests that offspring differ in their susceptibility to paternal depression, with no clear pattern with regard to gender specific risk factors between girls or boys (Hanington et al. 2010;Reeb et al. 2010;Ramchandani et al. 2005).”

    From The effects of paternal depression on child and adolescent outcomes: A systematic review (2016) · cites this paper as Hanington et al. 2010

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Authors
Hanington, L., Ramchandani, P., & Stein, A.
Affiliations
Warneford Hospital (GB)
Corresponding author
Hanington, Lucy
ORCID
Venue
Infant Behavior and Development
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-02
Volume
33
Issue
1
Pages
88-95
ISSN
0163-6383 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.infbeh.2009.11.004
PMC
PMC2875886
OpenAlex
W2069613600
Cited by
173
References
63
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FWCI
11.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Infant Behavior and Development (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • PR (078434)
  • AS (066008)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Infant Health and Development
Keywords
parental depression, child temperament, maternal depression, paternal depression, difficult temperament, direction of effect, Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Child, Preschool, Depressive Disorder, Fathers, Female, Humans, Infant, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mothers, Parent-Child Relations, Social Adjustment, Temperament, Cohort Studies, Child of Impaired Parents

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