Child‐care quality moderates the association between maternal depression and children's behavioural outcome

Abstract

In the context of PMD, high-quality child care was associated with fewer behavioural problems and may thus constitute a protective factor.

Maternal depression symptoms, child behavior problems, and their transactional relations: Probing the role of formal childcare

“…First, the magnitude of the associations between MDS and child behavior problems were small. Other variables not included in the model could play a role and conceivably influence the level of MDS and/or child behavior problems over time such as marital dissatisfaction/partner support (Beach, 2001; Malik et al, 2007), parenting practices (Goodman & Garber, 2017), stressful life events (Caspi et al, 2003; Plieger, Melchers, Montag, Meermann, & Reuter, 2015), family functioning (Malik et al, 2007), the quality of the home environment (Watamura, Phillips, Morrissey, McCartney, & Bub, 2011), or of the childcare setting (Charrois et al, 2017). Furthermore, we were not able to take into consideration genetic influences of MDS on child internalizing and externalizing problems as well as other mental or physical health problems (Carter, Garrity-Rokous, Chazan-Cohen, Little, & Briggs-Gowan, 2001; Stein & Newcomb, 1994), treatment for MDS such as therapy (Goodman & Garber, 2017; Reuben, et al, 2015), or medication (Weissman et al, 2015).…”

“…Age of entry into childcare or intensity of use did not moderate these associations. Some other studies indicate that childcare quality may play a role in moderating the associations between MDS and child behavior problems such that higher childcare quality was associated with better child outcomes (Charrois et al, 2017; Goelman, Zdaniuk, Boyce, Armstrong, & Essex, 2014).…”

Moderation of parenting by inhibitory control in the prediction of the common and unique variance of hyperactivity-impulsivity and inattention

“…When the children were 7 years old, mothers answered four items on hyperactivity-impulsivity and four items on inattention. These items are from the Social Behavior Questionnaire (Tremblay et al, 1991) and were used in several other large-scale longitudinal studies (e.g., Quebec Newborn Twin Study—Boivin et al, 2013; Ontario Child Health Study—Boyle et al, 1987; EMIGARDE cohort—Charrois et al, 2017; Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development—Jetté, Desrosiers, Tremblay, & Thibault, 2000; Montreal Longitudinal and Experimental Study—McCord, Tremblay, Vitaro, & Desmarais-Gervais, 1994; National Longitudinal Survey of Children—Statistics Canada, 1995). They were shown to have good convergent and discriminant validity (Boyle et al, 1993; Leblanc et al, 2008), and to be related to several developmental outcomes, including academic achievement (Pingault et al, 2011; Salla et al, 2016), criminality (Pingault, Côté, Lacourse, et al, 2013), and substance abuse (Pingault, Côté, Galéra, et al, 2013).…”

 ‘I Can No Longer Do My Work Like How I Used To’: A Qualitative Longitudinal Cohort Study Exploring How Informal Working Mothers Balance The Requirements Of Livelihood And Safe Childcare In South Africa. 

“…Responsive, developmentally appropriate childcare can enhance child development, leading to children being more con dent, with improved social skills and higher learning achievements ahead of school entry, and can contribute to sustained improvement in school performance [12]. Good quality childcare can mitigate against many of the ill effects of poverty and maternal depression [10,11].…”

“…Childcare arrangements for pre-school children vary widely in terms of the type, quantity and quality of care provided, and have an important in uence on child health and development, particularly during the rst three years of life, with effects that may last into adulthood [9][10][11]. High quality childcare is characterised by sensitive interactions between adults and young children, availability of stimulating materials promoting learning, appropriate adult-child ratios, and trained providers.…”