A Longitudinal Study of Maternal Depression and Child Behaviour Problems

Ghodsian, M.; Zajicek, Eva; Wolkind, Stephen

doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.1984.tb01721.x

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“…We analyzed scores for items specifically addressing externalizing-type difficulties (temper tantrums and hard-to-manage behaviors). The scale has previously been shown to have external validity (as evidenced by associations with other indices of child behavior problems and discrimination of high versus low risk groups) (Ghodsian, Zajicek, & Wolkind, 1985;Murray, 1992;Halligan et al, 2013) and acceptable reliability (Ghodsian et al, 1984;Richman & Graham, 1971). Internal consistency for the externalizing scale used in the current study was acceptable (α = .78).…”

Section: Child Measuresmentioning

confidence: 82%

“…The version used in the current study comprised a reduced set of 8-items which has previously been found to be appropriate for children in the current study age range (Murray, 1992;Ghodsian, Zajicek, & Wolkind, 1984). We analyzed scores for items specifically addressing externalizing-type difficulties (temper tantrums and hard-to-manage behaviors).…”

Section: Child Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Longitudinal Investigation of Maternal Influences on the Development of Child Hostile Attributions and Aggression

Healy

Murray

Cooper

et al. 2013

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

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contribute to the development of such hostile attribution tendencies. We examined factors that contribute to individual differences in child hostile attributions and aggression, focusing on potential pathways from maternal hostile attributions via negative parenting behavior.Method: We conducted a longitudinal study of 98 mothers and children (47 male, 49 female), recruited from groups experiencing high and low levels of psychosocial adversity. Maternal hostile attributions, observed parenting, and child behaviour were assessed at 18-months and 5-years child age; and child hostile attributions were also examined at 5-years. Independent assessments of maternal and child processes were utilized as far as possible.Results: Analyses provided support for a direct influence of maternal hostile attributions on the development of child hostile attributions and aggressive behaviour. Maternal hostile attributions were also associated with negative parenting behaviour, which in turn influenced child adjustment. Even taking account of possible parenting influences and pre-existing child difficulties, hostile attributions in the mother showed a direct link with child aggression at 5-years. Maternal hostile attributions were themselves related to psychosocial adversity.Conclusions: Maternal hostile attributions are prevalent in high risk samples, and are related to less optimal parenting behaviour, child hostile attributions, and child aggression. Targeting hostile maternal cognitions may be a useful adjunct to parenting programs.

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Section: Child Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Longitudinal Investigation of Maternal Influences on the Development of Child Hostile Attributions and Aggression

Healy

Murray

Cooper

et al. 2013

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

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“…The first of these was conducted by Ghodsian et al (1984). The mental state of a community sample of women recruited antenatally had been systematically assessed on a number of occasions up to 42 months postpartum.…”

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confidence: 99%

EDITORIAL: Postpartum depression and child development

Murray¹,

Cooper²

1997

Psychol. Med.

489

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Depression has a profound impact on parameters of interpersonal behaviour (Lewinsohn et al. 1970; Libert & Lewinsohn, 1973; Teasdale et al. 1980). Studies of healthy mother–infant dyads have demonstrated that infants are highly sensitive to their interpersonal environment (Murray, 1988). It is, therefore, likely that postpartum depression, by virtue of its impact on maternal interpersonal functioning, will disrupt normal infant engagements with the mother and, as a consequence, impair infant developmental progress. In recent years a considerable body of research surrounding this question has accumulated.

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“…However, only two studies of which we are aware have examined the timing of exposure to maternal depression over a longer period. One prospective study of 131 mothers found that maternal depression reported at 14 months postpartum was more predictive of child behavior disturbance than was maternal depression reported at either 27 or 42 months postpartum (Ghodsian, Zajicek, & Wolkind, 1984). In a retrospective study, Alpern and Lyons-Ruth (1993) found that type of child maladjustment was differentially associated with timing of maternal symptoms, such that postpartum-only depression was more associated with anxiety symptoms and recent depression-only predicted hyperactivity symptoms.…”

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Chronicity, severity, and timing of maternal depressive symptoms: Relationships with child outcomes at age 5.

Brennan¹,

Hammen²,

Andersen³

et al. 2000

Developmental Psychology

412

359

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The relationships between severity, chronicity, and timing of maternal depressive symptoms and child outcomes were examined in a cohort of 4,953 children. Mothers provided selfreports of depressive symptoms during pregnancy, immediately postpartum, and when the child was 6 months old and 5 years old. At the age 5 follow-up, mothers reported on children's behavior and children completed a receptive vocabulary test. Results suggest that both the severity and the chronicity of maternal depressive symptoms are related to more behavior problems and lower vocabulary scores in children. The interaction of severity and chronicity of maternal depressive symptoms was significantly related to higher levels of child behavior problems. Timing of maternal symptoms was not significantly related to child vocabulary scores, but more recent reports of maternal depressive symptoms were associated with higher rates of child behavior problems.Many studies have documented the association between maternal depression and adverse outcomes in children. Studies with clinical samples of depressed parents, focused primarily on mothers, have shown elevated rates of depression in children as well as anxiety and disruptive behavior disorders (reviewed in Downey & Coyne, 1990;Hammen, 1999). Studies with community samples of women with self-reported symptoms of depression have also shown adverse outcomes in children. These latter studies included infants, toddlers, and children of varying ages, and virtually all measures of the children's affect and behaviors showed evidence of maladaptive reactions to their mothers' dysphoria (reviewed in Downey & Coyne;Gelfand & Teti, 1990).The consistency of detrimental effects across numerous samples and methodologies has doubtless suggested that maternal depressive symptoms invariably have a negative impact on children's behavior. However, most of the studies have been cross-sectional in design, and they provide little information about the nature of maternal depression and how often it leads to problems for children. Depression is extremely heterogeneous in its manifestations, ranging from mild and transitory mood distress that is entirely normal to persisting and severe

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A Longitudinal Study of Maternal Depression and Child Behaviour Problems

Cited by 164 publications

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A Longitudinal Investigation of Maternal Influences on the Development of Child Hostile Attributions and Aggression

A Longitudinal Investigation of Maternal Influences on the Development of Child Hostile Attributions and Aggression

EDITORIAL: Postpartum depression and child development

Chronicity, severity, and timing of maternal depressive symptoms: Relationships with child outcomes at age 5.

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