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Cited by 48Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentFamily Dynamics and Relationships

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Relationship of Family Life Events, Maternal Depression, and Child-Rearing Problems

Fergusson, D. M., Horwood, L. J., Shannon, F. T.·1984·Pediatrics
DOI 10.1542/peds.73.6.773
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The relationship between maternal reports of child-rearing problems, family life events, and maternal depressive symptoms was studied in a birth cohort of children in New Zealand. Rates of child-rearing problems showed a steady increase with both increasing levels of family life events and maternal depressive symptoms. Log-linear modeling of the results suggested that the apparent correlation between family life events and reports of child-rearing problems was mediated by the effects of maternal depression so that women subject to large numbers of adverse life events suffered increased rates of depression and in turn reported higher rates of problem behavior in their children. There was no significant correlation between family life events and reports of child-rearing problems when the effects of maternal depressive symptoms were taken into account. The findings tend to suggest that the previously reported association between family life events and child-rearing problems arises because life events provoke depressive symptoms in women and in turn this alters the way in which they perceive or evaluate their children's behavior.

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  • A higher depression risk of exposed individuals in favorable, low-stress conditions may be the price paid because acquired insensitivity is not necessarily restricted to negative experiences but could also involve experiences that can enhance positive affect.

    “A higher depression risk of exposed individuals in favorable, low-stress conditions may be the price that has to be paid because the acquired insensitivity is not necessarily restricted to negative experiences, but could also involve experiences that can enhance positive affect”

    From Childhood adversities and adolescent depression: A matter of both risk and resilience (2014) · cites this paper as Fergusson, Horwood, & Shannon, 1984

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Authors
Fergusson, D. M., Horwood, L. J., & Shannon, F. T.
Affiliations
Christchurch Hospital (NZ)
ORCID
Venue
Pediatrics
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Published
1984-06-01
Volume
73
Issue
6
Pages
773-776
ISSN
  • 0031-4005 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-4275
DOI
10.1542/peds.73.6.773
OpenAlex
W4206071929
Cited by
48
References
0
Citations by year
2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 3
FWCI
2.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
PEDIATRICS (publishedVersion)
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
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
Keywords
family life events, maternal depression, parenting challenges, life events, mediation, maternal depressive symptoms, child behavior problems, birth cohort

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